Artful Legitimacy: The Role of Materiality in Practices of Legitimation

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Artful Legitimacy : The Role of Materiality in Practices of Legitimation. / Cnossen, Boukje; Bencherki, Nicolas.

In: Organization Studies, Vol. 44, No. 6, 06.2023, p. 919-938.

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Cnossen B, Bencherki N. Artful Legitimacy: The Role of Materiality in Practices of Legitimation. Organization Studies. 2023 Jun;44(6):919-938. Epub 2022 Dec 1. doi: 10.1177/01708406221142962

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