‘But does it work?’ Perceptions of the impact of management consulting

Strategic Change

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 271-278

  Wright, Christopher ^a   Kitay, Jim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 85174736827     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10991697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsc.603     Document Type: Article

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