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Organizational Transparency and Sense-Making: The Case of Northern Rock

Oana Brindusa Albu Department of Intercultural Communication and Management, Copenhagen Business SchoolCorrespondence[email protected]
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Stefan Wehmeier Institute of Politics and Communication Studies, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald
Pages 117-133 | Published online: 18 Jun 2013

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