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Narratives of fate and misfortune in organizational life: stories of success and failure

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Narratives of fate and misfortune in organizational life: stories of success and failure. / Jalan, Ishan; Sinha, Shuchi; Ulus, Eda.
In: Culture and Organization, Vol. 20, No. 5, 01.12.2014, p. 410-429.

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Jalan, I, Sinha, S & Ulus, E 2014, 'Narratives of fate and misfortune in organizational life: stories of success and failure', Culture and Organization, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 410-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2014.964239

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Jalan, I., Sinha, S., & Ulus, E. (2014). Narratives of fate and misfortune in organizational life: stories of success and failure. Culture and Organization, 20(5), 410-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2014.964239

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Jalan I, Sinha S, Ulus E. Narratives of fate and misfortune in organizational life: stories of success and failure. Culture and Organization. 2014 Dec 1;20(5):410-429. Epub 2014 Oct 21. doi: 10.1080/14759551.2014.964239

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Jalan, Ishan ; Sinha, Shuchi ; Ulus, Eda. / Narratives of fate and misfortune in organizational life : stories of success and failure. In: Culture and Organization. 2014 ; Vol. 20, No. 5. pp. 410-429.

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