On the edge of identity: Boundary dynamics at the interface of individual and organizational identities

Human Relations

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1315-1341

  Kreiner, Glen E ^a   Hollensbe, Elaine C ^a   Sheep, Mathew L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Boundaries; Congruence; Identification; Identity; Multiple identities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750346456     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726706071525     Document Type: Article

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