Implicit communication in organisations: The impact of culture, structure and management practices on employee behaviour

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 288-311

  Hoogervorst, Jan ^a   van der Flier, Henk ^b   Koopman, Paul ^b  

^a KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Employees behaviour; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744449411     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940410527766     Document Type: Review

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