The intersection of organizational identity, knowledge, and practice: Attempting strategic change via knowledge grafting

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 821-847

  Nag, Rajtv ^a   Corley, Kevin G ^b   Gioia, Dennis A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34548806349     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2007.26279173     Document Type: Article

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