From national service to global player: Transforming the organizational logic of a public broadcaster

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 913-943

  Spicer, André ^a   Sewell, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 77955072795     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00915.x     Document Type: Article

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