Shades of gray: A liminal interpretation of organizational legality-illegality

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-225

  Cunha, Miguel Pina ^a   Cabral Cardoso, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

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EID: 46649098806     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967490600899440     Document Type: Article

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