'Ethics' as a discursive resource for identity work

Human Relations

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 497-518

  Kornberger, Martin ^a,b   Brown, Andrew D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discursive resource; Ethics; Identity work; Not for profit organization; Power; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947370296     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726707076692     Document Type: Article

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