Identity, institutions, and new work roles: The case of a green field automotive factory

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 987-999

  Patriotta, Gerardo ^a   Lanzara, Giovan Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Green field; Institutions; Sense making; Work roles; Workers' identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944467471     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764205285180     Document Type: Article

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