A fish out of water? Management consultants in academia

Minerva

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-144

  Serrano Velarde, Kathia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Academic management; Expertise; Management consulting; New managerialism; Professional identity; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954427872     PISSN: 00264695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11024-010-9148-9     Document Type: Article

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