Checking the map: Critiquing Joanne Martin's metatheory of organizational culture and Its uses in communication research

Communication Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 304-332

  Taylor, Bryan C ^a   Irvin, Lisa R ^a   Wieland, Stacey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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COMMUNICATION; CULTURE;

EID: 33746881388     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: 14682885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2006.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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