A narrative approach to collective identities

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 731-753

  Brown, Andrew D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744805412     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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