Strategy, Discourse and Practice: The Intensification of Power

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 320-348

  Hardy, Cynthia ^a   Thomas, Robyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Power; Resistance; Strategic change; Strategy as practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892953062     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12005     Document Type: Article

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