Sustaining the Ivory Tower: Oxbridge formal dining as organizational ritual

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 326-343

  Di Domenico, MariaLaura ^a   Phillips, Nelson ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

College; Food; Formal dining; Organizational ritual; Oxbridge; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 70949099440     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492609336482     Document Type: Article

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