Journal list fetishism and the ‘sign of 4’ in the ABS guide: A question of trust?

Organization

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 119-138

  Hussain, Simon ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABS guide; business schools; journal list fetishism; symbolic tokens; trust in numbers; trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919433686     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508413506763     Document Type: Article

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