Indeterminacy and the discourse of inevitability in international technology management

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 975-984

  Leonardi, Paul M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55349108924     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2008.34422017     Document Type: Article

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