Spaces with a temper: On atmospheres of education

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Spaces with a temper: On atmospheres of education. / Michels, Christoph; Beyes, Timon.
The Routledge Companion to Reinventing Management Education. ed. / Chris Steyaert; Timon Beyes; Martin Parker. London: Taylor and Francis Inc., 2016. p. 312-329.

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Harvard

Michels, C & Beyes, T 2016, Spaces with a temper: On atmospheres of education. in C Steyaert, T Beyes & M Parker (eds), The Routledge Companion to Reinventing Management Education. Taylor and Francis Inc., London, pp. 312-329. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315852430

APA

Michels, C., & Beyes, T. (2016). Spaces with a temper: On atmospheres of education. In C. Steyaert, T. Beyes, & M. Parker (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Reinventing Management Education (pp. 312-329). Taylor and Francis Inc.. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315852430

Vancouver

Michels C, Beyes T. Spaces with a temper: On atmospheres of education. In Steyaert C, Beyes T, Parker M, editors, The Routledge Companion to Reinventing Management Education. London: Taylor and Francis Inc. 2016. p. 312-329 doi: 10.4324/9781315852430

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