The communication glue that binds employees to an organization: A study of organizational identification in two thai organizations

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 188-214

  Maneerat, Nittaya ^a   Hale, Claudia L ^a   Singhal, Arvind ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational culture; Organizational identification; Social service organizations; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899932499     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292980500118821     Document Type: Article

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