The Tyranny of a Team Ideology

Organization Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 611-626

  Sinclair, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84970235389     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/017084069201300405     Document Type: Article

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