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Contradictions, Dialectics, and Paradoxes in Organizations: A Constitutive ApproachFootnote†

Linda L. PutnamDepartment of Communication, University of California, Santa BarbaraCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gail T. FairhurstDepartment of Communication, University of Cincinnati
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Scott BanghartDepartment of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara
Pages 65-171 | Published online: 19 Apr 2016

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