The construction of organizational identity: Comparative case studies of consulting firms

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-16

  Alvesson, Mats ^a   Empson, Laura ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consulting; Organizational identity; Professional service firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749099446     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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