Stereotype-Based Managerial Identity Work in Multinational Corporations

Organization Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1353-1379

  Koveshnikov, Alexei ^a   Vaara, Eero ^a,b,c   Ehrnrooth, Mats ^d  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

corporations; culture; domination; identity work; multinationals; power; resistance; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983350450     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840616634129     Document Type: Article

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