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Organizations as Discursive Constructions

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ID12387175
AuthorsGail T Fairhurst (0000-0001-9225-8284, corresponding author), Linda L Putnam (0000-0002-1431-2334, Texas A&M University), Linda Putnam
Year2004
Volume14
Issue1
Pages5-26
Publication date2004-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunication Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1050-3293 • E-ISSN: 1468-2885
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-2885.2004.tb00301.x
OpenAlexW2039914944
LanguageEN
Citations received108
References cited53

Journal Article Organizations as Discursive Constructions Get access Gail T. Fairhurst, Gail T. Fairhurst 1Gail T. Fairhurst is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Cincinnati. 3concerning this article may be directed to the first author at Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Linda Putnam Linda Putnam 2Linda L. Putnam is a professor in the Department of Speech Communication at Texas A&M University. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Communication Theory, Volume 14, Issue 1, 1 February 2004, Pages 5–26, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2885.2004.tb00301.x Published: 10 January 2006

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