Mediating ambiguity: Narrative identity and knowledge workers
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Ambiguity, Identity Construction and Stress amongst Knowledge Workers: Developing Collective Coping Strategies through Negotiations of Meaning
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Management
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0956-5221
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2011.12.001