Care and possibility: Enacting an ethic of care through narrative practice

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 641-663

  Lawrence, Thomas B ^a   Maitlis, Sally ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84873972740     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2010.0466     Document Type: Article

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