Imprints, self-reinforcement and active reinforcement: The case of corporate value statements

Self-Reinforcing Processes in and among Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 162-182

  Blombäck, Anna ^a   Brunninge, Olof ^a   Melander, Anders ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

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EID: 85008591970     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230392830     Document Type: Chapter

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