Social identity and the problem of loyalty in knowledge-intensive companies

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1101-1124

  Alvesson, Mats ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0034358352     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00218     Document Type: Article

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