Process studies of change in organization and management: Unveiling temporality, activity, and flow

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Langley, Ann ^a   Smallman, Clive ^b   Tsoukas, Haridimos ^c   Van De Ven, Andrew H ^d  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^d Carlson School of the University of Minnesota   (United States)

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EID: 84879670916     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.4001     Document Type: Article

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