Formal and informal hierarchy in different types of organization

Organization Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1515-1537

  Diefenbach, Thomas ^a   Sillince, John A A ^b  

^a RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bureaucracy; formal hierarchy; hierarchy; informal hierarchy; organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355129273     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840611421254     Document Type: Article

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