Organizational culture as contested ground in an era of globalization: Worker perceptions and satisfaction in the USPS

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 445-471

  Fraser, Jim ^a   Kick, Edward ^d   Barber, Kim ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0036788717     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732170290062711     Document Type: Article

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