Assessing the maturity and alignment of organisational cultures in partnership arrangements

Employee Relations

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 540-555

  Fuller, C W ^a   Vassie, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Corporate culture; Cultural synergy; Partnering; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986015042     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450210443302     Document Type: Article

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