Organizational identity formation and change

Academy of Management Annals

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-193

  Gioia, Dennis A ^a   Patvardhan, Shubha D ^a   Hamilton, Aimeeg L ^b   Corley, Kevin G ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873938689     PISSN: 19416520     EISSN: 19416067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19416520.2013.762225     Document Type: Review

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