Organizational storytelling: It makes sense

Business Horizons

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 23-32

  James, Camille H ^a   Minnis, William C ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3042514985     PISSN: 00076813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-6813(04)00045-X     Document Type: Article

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