Managerial uncertainty as a feature of organizational form: A sociological perspective

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 487-495

  Breckenridge, Saylor R ^a   Taplin, Ian M ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Careers; Management roles; Organizational structures; Sociology of work; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350244397     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858620910986721     Document Type: Article

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