Between rigour and relevance: Co-existing institutional logics in the field of management science

Society and Economy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-247

  Kieser, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

business research; business schools; M10

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051742894     PISSN: 15889726     EISSN: 1588970X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/SocEc.33.2011.2.1     Document Type: Article

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