Hermeneutics in organization studies

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy in Organization Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 113-124

  Myers, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203795248     Document Type: Chapter

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