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Pushing the Boundaries of Amnesia and Myopia: A Critical Review of the Literature on Identity in Management and Organization Studies. / Knights, David; Clarke, Caroline.
In: International Journal of Management Reviews, Vol. 19, No. 3, 07.2017, p. 337-356.

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Knights D, Clarke C. Pushing the Boundaries of Amnesia and Myopia: A Critical Review of the Literature on Identity in Management and Organization Studies. International Journal of Management Reviews. 2017 Jul;19(3):337-356. Epub 2017 Jul 23. doi: 10.1111/ijmr.12147

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Knights, David ; Clarke, Caroline. / Pushing the Boundaries of Amnesia and Myopia : A Critical Review of the Literature on Identity in Management and Organization Studies. In: International Journal of Management Reviews. 2017 ; Vol. 19, No. 3. pp. 337-356.

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