Metaphors and Theory Building in Organization Theory: What Determines the Impact of a Metaphor on Theory?*
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- 11 November 2008
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Management
- Vol. 19 (4) , 365-379
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2007.00550.x
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