Organizational Discourse: Domains, Debates, and Directions

Academy of Management Annals

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 435-481

  Phillips, Nelson ^a   Oswick, Cliff ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863627025     PISSN: 19416520     EISSN: 19416067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19416520.2012.681558     Document Type: Article

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