Symbols of organisational culture: Describing and prescribing gender integration of navy ships

Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-249

  Van Wijk, Charles H ^a   Finchilescu, Gillian ^b  

^a Fish Hoek ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cultural artefacts; Metaphors; Military culture; Physical space; Rituals; Symbols

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349145229     PISSN: 09589236     EISSN: 14653869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09589230802204266     Document Type: Article

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