How streams of communication reproduce and change institutional logics: The role of categories

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 28-48

  Ocasio, William ^a   Loewenstein, Jeffrey ^b   Nigam, Amit ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84923684749     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0274     Document Type: Review

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