On the social nature of explicating mystery construction in theory development: A response to McKinley

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 543-545

  Alvesson, Mats ^a   Kärreman, Dan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 42249099264     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2008.31193562     Document Type: Article

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