The institutionalization of knowledge in an automotive factory: Templates, inscriptions, and the problem of durability

Organization Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 635-660

  Lanzara, Giovan Francesco ^a,c   Patriotta, Gerardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Dipartimento di Organizzazione e Sistema Politico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Durability; Inscriptiondelegation; Institutionalization; Knowledge; Template

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249681797     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840607068309     Document Type: Review

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