The Epistemology of Management: An Introduction

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The Epistemology of Management: An Introduction. / Reihlen, Markus; Schöneborn, Dennis.
Handbook of Philosophy of Management. Hrsg. / Christina Neesham; Markus Reihlen; Dennis Schöneborn. Band 9 Schweiz: Springer International Publishing AG, 2022. S. 17-37 (Handbooks inPhilosophy Series).

Publikation: Beiträge in SammelwerkenAufsätze in SammelwerkenForschung

Harvard

Reihlen, M & Schöneborn, D 2022, The Epistemology of Management: An Introduction. in C Neesham, M Reihlen & D Schöneborn (Hrsg.), Handbook of Philosophy of Management. Bd. 9, Handbooks inPhilosophy Series, Springer International Publishing AG, Schweiz, S. 17-37. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48352-8_66-1

APA

Reihlen, M., & Schöneborn, D. (2022). The Epistemology of Management: An Introduction. In C. Neesham, M. Reihlen, & D. Schöneborn (Hrsg.), Handbook of Philosophy of Management (Band 9, S. 17-37). (Handbooks inPhilosophy Series). Springer International Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48352-8_66-1

Vancouver

Reihlen M, Schöneborn D. The Epistemology of Management: An Introduction. in Neesham C, Reihlen M, Schöneborn D, Hrsg., Handbook of Philosophy of Management. Band 9. Schweiz: Springer International Publishing AG. 2022. S. 17-37. (Handbooks inPhilosophy Series). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-48352-8_66-1

Bibtex

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