Freedom and constraint in the empowerment as jazz metaphor

Marketing Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 463-485

  Oakes, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Freedom; Improvisation; Jazz guitar; Metaphor

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049183167     PISSN: 14705931     EISSN: 1741301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470593109346897     Document Type: Article

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