Hybridity enacted in a large english housing association: A tale of strategy, culture and community investment

Housing Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 533-552

  Sacranie, Halima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community investment; Housing association; Institutional logics; Organisational culture

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMPLEXITY; CULTURAL RELATIONS; HOUSING ASSOCIATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL HOUSING; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84868123183     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2012.689691     Document Type: Article

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