A Context-sensitive Approach to Analysing Talk in Strategy Meetings

British Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 455-473

  Clarke, Ian ^a   Kwon, Winston ^b   Wodak, Ruth ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84869782380     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00759.x     Document Type: Article

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