Conflict, ambivalence, and the contested purpose of public organizations

Human Relations

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-194

  Hoggett, Paul ^a,b  

^a Department of Politics ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Primary task; Social anxieties; Value pluralism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645695266     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726706062731     Document Type: Review

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