Workplace friendships between men: Gay men's perspectives and experiences

Human Relations

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1541-1562

  Rumens, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

discourse; friendship; gay men; gender; organization studies; sexuality; workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957030892     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726710361987     Document Type: Article

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