Managing co-operation: Trust and power in Ghanaian Associations

Organization Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-52

  Lyon, Fergus ^a,b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Associations; Co operation; Co operatives; Power; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644985461     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840605056392     Document Type: Article

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