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Strategies of Legitimacy Through Social Media: The Networked Strategy

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  • Itziar Castelló
  • Michael Etter
  • Finn Årup Nielsen

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  • Itziar Castelló & Michael Etter & Finn Årup Nielsen, 2016. "Strategies of Legitimacy Through Social Media: The Networked Strategy," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 53(3), pages 402-432, May.
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