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Management Consultants, Systems Development, Power and the Translation of Problems

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Management Consultants, Systems Development, Power and the Translation of Problems. / Bloomfield, Brian; Best, Ardha.
In: The Sociological Review, Vol. 40, No. 3, 08.1992, p. 533-560.

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Bloomfield, B & Best, A 1992, 'Management Consultants, Systems Development, Power and the Translation of Problems', The Sociological Review, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 533-560. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954X.1992.tb00401.x

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Bloomfield, B., & Best, A. (1992). Management Consultants, Systems Development, Power and the Translation of Problems. The Sociological Review, 40(3), 533-560. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954X.1992.tb00401.x

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Bloomfield B, Best A. Management Consultants, Systems Development, Power and the Translation of Problems. The Sociological Review. 1992 Aug;40(3):533-560. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.1992.tb00401.x

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Bloomfield, Brian ; Best, Ardha. / Management Consultants, Systems Development, Power and the Translation of Problems. In: The Sociological Review. 1992 ; Vol. 40, No. 3. pp. 533-560.

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