Beyond compare: Metaphor in organization theory

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 751-764

  Cornelissen, Joep P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 26844447932     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2005.18378876     Document Type: Review

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