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Institutional work through empathic engagement

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Institutional work through empathic engagement. / Linneberg, Mai Skjøtt; Trenca, Mihaela; Nørreklit, Hanne.
In: European Management Journal, Vol. 39, No. 1, 02.2021, p. 46-56.

Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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Linneberg, MS, Trenca, M & Nørreklit, H 2021, 'Institutional work through empathic engagement', European Management Journal, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2020.08.002

APA

Linneberg, M. S., Trenca, M., & Nørreklit, H. (2021). Institutional work through empathic engagement. European Management Journal, 39(1), 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2020.08.002

CBE

Linneberg MS, Trenca M, Nørreklit H. 2021. Institutional work through empathic engagement. European Management Journal. 39(1):46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2020.08.002

MLA

Linneberg, Mai Skjøtt, Mihaela Trenca, and Hanne Nørreklit. "Institutional work through empathic engagement". European Management Journal. 2021, 39(1). 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2020.08.002

Vancouver

Linneberg MS, Trenca M, Nørreklit H. Institutional work through empathic engagement. European Management Journal. 2021 Feb;39(1):46-56. doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2020.08.002

Author

Linneberg, Mai Skjøtt ; Trenca, Mihaela ; Nørreklit, Hanne. / Institutional work through empathic engagement. In: European Management Journal. 2021 ; Vol. 39, No. 1. pp. 46-56.

Bibtex

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RIS

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