Perspectives on integral 'pheno-pragma-practice' in organisations

International Journal of Management Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-50

  Küpers, Wendelin ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Holonic; Integral; Merleau Ponty; Phenomenology; Practice; Practicing; Pragmatism; Process; Relational

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549116796     PISSN: 14779064     EISSN: 17418143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2010.029702     Document Type: Article

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