The social negotiation of group prototype ambiguity in dynamic organizational contexts

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 503-524

  Bartel, Caroline A ^a   Wiesenfeld, Batia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84885339553     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2011.0300     Document Type: Article

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