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Strategy as text and discursive practice: a genre-based approach to strategizing in city administration

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Strategy as text and discursive practice: a genre-based approach to strategizing in city administration. / Palli, Pekka; Vaara, E.; Sorsa, Virpi.
In: Discourse and Communication, Vol. 3, No. 3, 08.2009, p. 303-318.

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Palli P, Vaara E, Sorsa V. Strategy as text and discursive practice: a genre-based approach to strategizing in city administration. Discourse and Communication. 2009 Aug;3(3):303-318. doi: 10.1177/1750481309337206

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Palli, Pekka ; Vaara, E. ; Sorsa, Virpi. / Strategy as text and discursive practice : a genre-based approach to strategizing in city administration. In: Discourse and Communication. 2009 ; Vol. 3, No. 3. pp. 303-318.

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