Carnival and spectacle in Krewe de Vieux and the Mystic Krewe of Spermes: The mingling of organization and celebration

Organization Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1565-1589

  Islam, Gazi ^a   Zyphur, Michael J ^b   Boje, David ^c  

^a Ibmec   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnival; Organizational change; Organizational irony; Organizational resistance; Spectacle

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149520230     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840608098772     Document Type: Article

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