Albert and Whetten revisited: Strengthening the concept of organizational identity

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 219-234

  Whetten, David A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross level theorizing; Organizational identity; Organizational theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745723512     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492606291200     Document Type: Review

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