A model of rhetorical legitimation: The structure of communication and cognition underlying institutional maintenance and change

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 76-95

  Harmon, Derek J ^a   Green, Sandy E ^b   Goodnight, G Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84923668292     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0310     Document Type: Article

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