Role of Cognitive Styles in Business and Management: Reviewing 40 Years of Research

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 238-262

  Armstrong, Steven J ^a   Cools, Eva ^b   Sadler Smith, Eugene ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84865137200     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2011.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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