The rationality of distinctions and the emergence of power: A critical systems perspective of power in organizations

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-34

  Tsivacou, Ioanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Command; Community; Crowd; Distinctions; Organization; Power; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030637865     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1743(199701/02)14:1<21::aid-sres117>3.3.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

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