Sensemaking on the shop floor: Narratives of knowledge in organizations

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 349-375

  Patriotta, Gerardo ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 19744362995     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00343     Document Type: Article

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