Evidence-based management: Concept cleanup time?

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 19-32

  Briner, Rob B ^a   Denyer, David ^b   Rousseau, Denise M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 72649099760     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMP.2009.45590138     Document Type: Article

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