Witty invention or dubious fad? Using argument mapping to examine the contours of management fashion

Information and Organization

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-84

  Hirschheim, Rudy ^a   Murungi, David M ^a   Peña, Santiago ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84856220956     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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