Who’s afraid of the senses? Organization, management and the return of the sensorium

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Who’s afraid of the senses? Organization, management and the return of the sensorium. / Beyes, Timon; Cnossen, Boukje; Ashcraft, Karen et al.
In: Management Learning, Vol. 53, No. 4, 01.09.2022, p. 625-639.

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Beyes T, Cnossen B, Ashcraft K, Bencherki N. Who’s afraid of the senses? Organization, management and the return of the sensorium. Management Learning. 2022 Sept 1;53(4):625-639. Epub 2022 Jul 28. doi: 10.1177/13505076221111423

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