Conflictual Practice Sharing in the MNC: A Theory of Practice Approach

Organization Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1271-1295

  Bjerregaard, Toke ^a   Klitmøller, Anders ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bourdieu; conflict; extended case study; MNC; politics; power; practice theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983247128     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840616634126     Document Type: Article

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