Mass media and massive failures: Determining organizational efforts to defend field legitimacy following crises

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 263-278

  Desai, Vinit M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 79955585072     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2011.60263082     Document Type: Article

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