Organizational identity change: Managerial regulation and member identification in an accounting firm acquisition

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 759-781

  Empson, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4344615410     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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