Navy stories: Behavior versus professional control

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-77

  Rowe, W Glenn ^a   O'Brien, James ^a   Rouse, Michael J ^a   Nixon, Robert D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

autoethnography; behavior control; lived experiences; naval context; professional control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856821595     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492611400751     Document Type: Article

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