On the problem of participation in strategy: A critical discursive perspective

Organization Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 341-358

  Mantere, Saku ^a,b   Vaara, Eero ^a,c  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Critical management studies; Discourse; Participation; Strategy; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349116263     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1070.0296     Document Type: Article

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