A Song for My Supper: More Tales of the Field

This essay tries to be true to a podium talk I presented at a conference in March, 2008. But, of necessity, certain consolidation liberties are taken. Beginning with a brief and broad treatment of ethnography as a paired written representation of and lengthy personal experience in a particular socia...

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Main Author: Van Maanen, John (Contributor)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sage Publications, 2011-11-01T19:36:11Z.
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