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Through the Distorting Looking Glass of Modern Management Theory

Verner C. Petersen
Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, Denmark

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Published in: 10th QMOD Conference. Quality Management and Organiqatinal Development. Our Dreams of Excellence; 18-20 June; 2007 in Helsingborg; Sweden

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 26:93, p.

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Published: 2008-02-15

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ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

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Self-interest; control; measurement; self-organisation; judgment; leadership

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