Developing managers: The functional, the symbolic, the sacred and the profane

Organization Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 747-774

  Kamoche, Ken ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Culture; Functionalism; Ideology; Management training and development; Symbolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039009682     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840600214004     Document Type: Article

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