Changing the tune of academic writing: Muting cognitive entrenchment

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 332-336

  Dane, Erik ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic writing; cognitive entrenchment; writing style

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051825358     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492611408267     Document Type: Article

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