A critical perspective on strategy as practice

Cambridge Handbook of Strategy as Practice, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 405-428

  Blom, Martin ^a   Alvesson, Mats ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84953882776     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CCO9781139681032.024     Document Type: Chapter

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