Economics, politics and nations: Resistance to the multidivisional form in France, Germany and the United Kingdom, 1983-1993

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1057-1082

  Mayer, Michael ^b   Whittington, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 8744287322     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00466.x     Document Type: Article

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