Politics and image in the organizational landscape: An empirical examination among public sector employees

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 764-787

  Vigoda Gadot, Eran ^a   Vinarski Peretz, Hedva ^a   Ben Zion, Eyal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Job analysis; Organizational politics; Organizational profiles; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347600803     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940310511872     Document Type: Review

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