The language of interests: The contribution of discursive psychology

Human Relations

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 415-435

  Whittle, Andrea ^a   Mueller, Frank ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

discourse; discursive psychology; interest; motive; organization theory; stake

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952255582     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726710386395     Document Type: Article

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