Through the looking glass of organizational theatre: Analogically mediated inquiry in organizations

Organization Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1805-1827

  Meisiek, Stefan ^a   Barry, Daved ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Analogy; Looking glass effect; Metaphor; Organizational theatre; Process theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 36649038917     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840607078702     Document Type: Article

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