Objectivity and plausibility in the study of organizations

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 383-391

  Bosch, Reinoud ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Objectivity; Openness; Plausibility; Resistance; The given

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649441835     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492610369936     Document Type: Article

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