Meaning and suffering in organizations

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 611-632

  Driver, Michaela ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizations; Philosophical concepts; Professional ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548031345     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810710779063     Document Type: Article

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