A practical approach to management

Management Decision

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 66-71

  Collins, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management consultants; Management styles; Management theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986174547     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749610107007     Document Type: Article

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