Introduction: The critical power of the 'practice lens'

Management Learning

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-128

  Gherardi, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

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EID: 62749123036     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: 14617307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507608101225     Document Type: Review

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