Self-construction and Restricted Conversations

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 517-529

  Espejo, Raul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Observation; Observational closure; Organization; Organizational closure; Research; Restricted conversations; Role

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTED CONVERSATIONS;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0142021998     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.468     Document Type: Article

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