Colonizing the Aged Body and the Organization of Later Life

Organization Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1699-1717

  Hyde, Paula ^a   Burns, Diane ^b   Hassard, John ^c   Killett, Anne ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

age and ageing; corporate colonization; disciplinary power; organization theory; residential care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910070078     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840614550735     Document Type: Article

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