An integrative model of legitimacy judgments

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 686-710

  Tost, Leigh Plunkett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 80053246279     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2010.0227     Document Type: Article

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