Where are the Old Theories of organization? Prospects for retrospection in organization theory

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 309-313

  Hassard, John ^a   Cox, Julie Wolfram ^b   Rowlinson, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84878657964     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2012.0100     Document Type: Article

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