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The ritualization of strategy workshops. / Johnson, G; Prashantham, S; Floyd, S et al.
In: Organization Studies, Vol. 31, No. 12, 2010, p. 1-30.

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Johnson, G, Prashantham, S, Floyd, S & Bourque, N 2010, 'The ritualization of strategy workshops', Organization Studies, vol. 31, no. 12, pp. 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840610376146

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Johnson, G., Prashantham, S., Floyd, S., & Bourque, N. (2010). The ritualization of strategy workshops. Organization Studies, 31(12), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840610376146

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Johnson G, Prashantham S, Floyd S, Bourque N. The ritualization of strategy workshops. Organization Studies. 2010;31(12):1-30. doi: 10.1177/0170840610376146

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Johnson, G ; Prashantham, S ; Floyd, S et al. / The ritualization of strategy workshops. In: Organization Studies. 2010 ; Vol. 31, No. 12. pp. 1-30.

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