Positive institutional work: Exploring institutional work through the lens of positive organizational scholarship

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 370-398

  Nilsson, Warren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 84940758357     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0188     Document Type: Article

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