Rituals in organizations: A review and expansion of current theory

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 114-139

  Islam, Gazi ^a   Zyphur, Michael J ^b  

^a Ibmec   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational change; Organizational culture; Ritual; Symbolic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649099193     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601108329717     Document Type: Article

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