Identity regulation as organizational control: Producing the appropriate individual

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 619-644

  Alvesson, Mats ^a   Willmott, Hugh ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036661426     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00305     Document Type: Article

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