Transitional and quasi-objects in organization studies: Viewing Enron from the object relations world of Winnicott and Serres

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 352-364

  Carr, Adrian ^a   Downs, Alexis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Case studies; Organizational theory; Social theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344618331     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810410545119     Document Type: Review

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