A model of the informal structure (culture) of organizations: Help, trust, rivalry and team spirit

Rationality and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 433-452

  Abell, Peter ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Help; Organization; Teams; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444445710     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104346396008004005     Document Type: Article

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