The professionalism of practising law: A comparison across work contexts

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1021-1047

  Wallace, Jean E ^a   Kay, Fiona M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 55749102904     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.554     Document Type: Article

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