The construction, enactment, and maintenance of power-as-domination through an acquisition: The Case of TWA and Ozark Airlines

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-164

  Pierce, Tamyra ^a   Dougherty, Debbie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 84990354051     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089331802237232     Document Type: Article

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