Ways of interacting: The standardization of communication in medical training

Human Relations

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 769-792

  Islam, Gazi ^a   Zyphur, Michael ^b  

^a Ibmec   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Communication; Group communication; Healthcare organizations; Mental health and therapy; Organizational culture; Organizational theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249660686     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726707079201     Document Type: Article

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