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The Grit in the Oyster: Professionalism, Managerialism and Leaderism as Discourses of UK Public Services Modernization

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The Grit in the Oyster: Professionalism, Managerialism and Leaderism as Discourses of UK Public Services Modernization. / O'Reilly, Dermot; Reed, Michael.
In: Organization Studies, Vol. 32, No. 8, 08.2011, p. 1079-1101.

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O'Reilly, D & Reed, M 2011, 'The Grit in the Oyster: Professionalism, Managerialism and Leaderism as Discourses of UK Public Services Modernization', Organization Studies, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 1079-1101. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840611416742

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O'Reilly, D., & Reed, M. (2011). The Grit in the Oyster: Professionalism, Managerialism and Leaderism as Discourses of UK Public Services Modernization. Organization Studies, 32(8), 1079-1101. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840611416742

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O'Reilly D, Reed M. The Grit in the Oyster: Professionalism, Managerialism and Leaderism as Discourses of UK Public Services Modernization. Organization Studies. 2011 Aug;32(8):1079-1101. doi: 10.1177/0170840611416742

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O'Reilly, Dermot ; Reed, Michael. / The Grit in the Oyster : Professionalism, Managerialism and Leaderism as Discourses of UK Public Services Modernization. In: Organization Studies. 2011 ; Vol. 32, No. 8. pp. 1079-1101.

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