Understanding shifting power relations within and across organizations: A critical genre analysis

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 672-703

  Levina, Natalia ^a   Orlikowski, Wanda ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 70350348018     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.43669902     Document Type: Article

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