Philosophy for Managers: Reflections of a Practitioner

Philosophy of Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-24

  Saarinen, Esa ^a  

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Author keywords

Copyright Reason; Good Life; Management Volume; Positive Psychology; System Intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979889296     PISSN: 17403812     EISSN: 20529597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03354600     Document Type: Article

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