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Interview: Narratives of Unity and Identity in Ambiguous Environments – A Case of Internal Business Communication

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Andreas Müller: I am sitting here with Mr. Florian Menz. Mr. Menz is a researcher and Professor of Linguistics at the University of Vienna. He has published a series of papers on the recent developments of organizations, the role of discourse and language in organizations.

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Menz, F. (2013). Interview: Narratives of Unity and Identity in Ambiguous Environments – A Case of Internal Business Communication. In: Müller, A., Becker, L. (eds) Narrative and Innovation. Management – Culture – Interpretation. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01375-2_10

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