Academia as financial markets? Metaphoric reflections and possible responses

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 250-256

  Tienari, Janne ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Academia; Critique; Journals; Metaphor; Publishing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865096865     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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