Epistemes and structures of sensemaking in organizational life

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 392-406

  O'Leary, Majella ^a   Chia, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emulation; Episteme; Heteroglossia; Mathesis; Positive unconscious; Resemblance; Taxinomia

Indexed keywords

EID: 37149016518     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492607310976     Document Type: Article

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