“Consultancy fatigue”: Epidemiology, symptoms and prevention

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 340-346

  Gilbert, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultancies; Eastern Europe; Fatigue; Management consultants; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145195     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739810240911     Document Type: Article

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