It depends on who you're talking to...: Predictors and outcomes of situated measures of organizational identification

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 370-394

  Scott, Craig R ^a   Stephens, Keri K ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Identification; Organization; Situational; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350783757     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310903279075     Document Type: Article

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