The Emergence of Homogeneity and Heterogeneity in Knowledge Structures During a Planned Organizational Change

Communication Monographs

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 198-229

  Kuhn, Timothy ^a   Corman, Steven R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0742271488     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0363775032000167406     Document Type: Article

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