A discursive perspective on legitimation strategies in multinational corporations

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 985-993

  Vaara, Eero ^a,b   Tienari, Janne ^c  

^a Swedish School of Economics

^b EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^c HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

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EID: 55349115435     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2008.34422019     Document Type: Article

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