Sensemaking and emotions in organizations: Accounting for emotions in a rational(ized) context

Communication Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-238

  Dougherty, Debbie S ^a   Drumheller, Kristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b McMurry State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dualisms; Emotionality; Emotions; Sensemaking; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449108867     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970600667030     Document Type: Article

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