The cultural context of status: Generating important knowledge in nanotechnology

Status in Management and Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 155-190

  Wry, Tyler ^d   Lounsbury, Michael ^a   Greenwood, Royston ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

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EID: 84925678243     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511760525.011     Document Type: Chapter

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