The management of meaning - conditions for perception of values in a hierarchical organization

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-324

  Kirkhaug, Rudi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Affective commitment; Formalization; Loyalty; Value based management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349296011     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9920-z     Document Type: Article

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