Understanding organizational culture and communication through a gyroscope metaphor

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 342-366

  Bisel, Ryan S ^a   Messersmith, Amber S ^b   Keyton, Joann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agon; Organizational communication; Organizational culture; Organizational discourse; Pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951805851     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: 15526658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1052562909340879     Document Type: Article

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