Organizational crises and the disturbance of relational systems

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 377-396

  Kahn, William A ^a   Barton, Michelle A ^a   Fellows, Steven ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879830068     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2011.0363     Document Type: Article

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