Introduction: Communication constitutes organization

Building Theories of Organization: The Constitutive Role of Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-19

  Putnam, Linda L ^a   Nicotera, Anne Maydan ^b   McPhee, Robert D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80052653921     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203891025     Document Type: Editorial

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