The king is dead, long live the king: Tall tales of new men and new management in The Bill

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 299-318

  O'Sullivan, Jane ^a   Sheridan, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Management; Masculinity; Television drama; The Bill

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; MANAGEMENT;

EID: 21644470466     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2005.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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