Communicated values as indicators of organizational identity: A method for organizational assessment and its application in a case study

Communication Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 515-534

  Aust, Philip Jerold ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication values; organizational character; organizational identity; value theory; value transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649122668     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970409388636     Document Type: Article

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