Strategy as practice and the narrative turn

Organization Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1171-1196

  Fenton, Christopher ^a   Langley, Ann ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

communication theory; identity; narrative; sensemaking; strategy as practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052679416     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840611410838     Document Type: Article

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