Informality and formality in medium-sized companies: Contestation and synchronization

British Journal of Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 954-966

  Marlow, Susan ^a   Taylor, Scott ^b   Thompson, Amanda ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78249250580     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2009.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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