Metaphor and the dynamics of knowledge in organization theory: A case study of the organizational identity metephor

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 683-709

  Cornelissen, Joep P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744818938     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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