Sensemaking in Organizations: Taking Stock and Moving Forward

Academy of Management Annals

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-125

  Maitlis, Sally ^a   Christianson, Marlys ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84902799330     PISSN: 19416520     EISSN: 19416067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19416520.2014.873177     Document Type: Review

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