Constructing mystery: Empirical matters in theory development

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1265-1281

  Alvesson, Mats ^a,b   Kärreman, Dan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 35349027260     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2007.26586822     Document Type: Article

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