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Losing the Plot? Middle Managers and Identity

Bibliographic Data

ID20500332
AuthorsRobyn Thomas (0000-0002-7887-8679), Alison Linstead
Year2002
Volume9
Issue1
Pages71-93
Publication date2002-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueOrganization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-5084 • E-ISSN: 1461-7323
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1350508402009001356
OpenAlexW4246506782
LanguageEN
Citations received71

Aesthetics · Art · Business · Sociology · Statistics · Family Business Performance and Succession · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Management and Organizational Studies · Mathematics

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Unique citing works71
Citations per year2,96
Citation span2002 - 2026 (25)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6
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