Identity matters: Reflections on the construction of identity scholarship in organization studies

Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-27

  Alvesson, Mats ^a   Ashcraft, Karen Lee ^b   Thomas, Robyn ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 37449002670     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508407084426     Document Type: Article

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