Re-viewing 'role' in processes of identity construction

Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-50

  Simpson, Barbara ^a   Carroll, Brigid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Boundary objects; Identity construction; Intermediaries; Role theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949027709     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508407084484     Document Type: Article

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