From flexibility to work-life balance: Exploring the changing discourses of management consultants

Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-534

  Whittle, Andrea ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Fads; Fashion; Innovation; Management consultants

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649189184     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508408091005     Document Type: Article

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