Decaf resistance: On misbehavior, cynicism, and desire in liberal workplaces

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 364-379

  Contu, Alessia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Ethics; Power; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 46449133910     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318907310941     Document Type: Article

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