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Part I - Ontological and Epistemological Questions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2025

Damon Golsorkhi
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emlyon Business School
Linda Rouleau
Affiliation:
HEC Montréal
David Seidl
Affiliation:
Universität Zürich
Eero Vaara
Affiliation:
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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