Archetype Theory and the Changing Professional Organization: A Critique and Alternative

Organization

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 731-750

  Kirkpatrick, Ian ^a   Ackroyd, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archetype theory; Institutional theory; Professional service organization; Public services; Sociology of professions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242508292     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13505084030104005     Document Type: Review

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