Managers' Innovations as 'Sense-making'

British Journal of Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 301-315

  Coopey, John ^a   Keegan, Orla ^b   Emler, Nick ^c  

^a Glenrothes House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Fife Health Research   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experience; Identity; Innovation; Power; Sensemaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542420422     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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