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Why are we here? Managing the meaning of an organizational mission statement

Gail T. Fairhurst Professor of Communication, University of Cincinnati
,
Jerry Monroe Jordan Associate Professor of Communication, University of Cincinnati
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Kurt Neuwirth Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Cincinnati
Pages 243-263 | Published online: 21 May 2009

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