Negotiating managerial legitimacy in smaller organizations: Management education, technical skill, and situated competence

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 550-573

  Taylor, Scott ^a   Thorpe, Richard ^b   Down, Simon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 84992810097     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105256202236726     Document Type: Article

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