Managerial Autism: Threat-Rigidity and Rigidity's Threat

British Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Muurlink, Olav ^a   Wilkinson, Adrian ^a   Peetz, David ^a   Townsend, Keith ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84860837681     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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