Contradictions, Dialectics, and Paradoxes in Organizations: A Constitutive Approach†

Academy of Management Annals

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 65-171

  Putnam, Linda L ^a   Fairhurst, Gail T ^b   Banghart, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 84963860425     PISSN: 19416520     EISSN: 19416067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19416520.2016.1162421     Document Type: Article

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