Disorganization, disidentification and ideological fragmentation: Verbal and pictorial evidence from a British business school

Culture and Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-30

  Stiles, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Disidentification; Disorganization; Fragmented identity; Ideology; Multiple identity organizations; Pictorial image

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650047161     PISSN: 14759551     EISSN: 14772760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14759551.2011.530742     Document Type: Article

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