Niklas Luhmann’s Radical Communication Approach and Its Implications for Research on Organizational Communication
2019; Academy of Management; Volume: 45; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5465/amr.2018.0176
ISSN1930-3807
Autores Tópico(s)Public Administration and Political Analysis
ResumoAcademy of Management ReviewVol. 45, No. 2 What Inspires the Academy: Book Reviews and BeyondNiklas Luhmann’s Radical Communication Approach and Its Implications for Research on Organizational CommunicationFrançois Cooren and David SeidlFrançois CoorenUniversité de Montréal and David SeidlUniversity of ZurichPublished Online:18 Jun 2019https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2018.0176AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsDownload CitationsAdd to favoritesTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleREFERENCESAhrne, G., & Brunsson, N. 2011. Organization outside organizations: The significance of partial organization. Organization, 18: 83–104. Google ScholarAhrne, G., Brunsson, N., & Seidl, D. 2016. Resurrecting organization by going beyond organizations. European Management Journal, 34: 93–101. Google ScholarAlbu, O. B., & Etter, M. 2016. 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