The Regime of Excellence and the Erosion of Ethos in Critical Management Studies

British Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 538-550

  Butler, Nick ^a   Spoelstra, Sverre ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84904070465     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12053     Document Type: Article

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