Through the practice lens: Where is the bandwagon of practice-based studies heading?

Management Learning

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-283

  Corradi, Gessica ^a   Gherardi, Silvia ^a   Verzelloni, Luca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Organizational learning; Organizing; Practice; Practice based studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954014843     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: 14617307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507609356938     Document Type: Article

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