Managing the informal organisation: Conceptual model

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 214-232

  Morton, S C ^a   Brookes, N J ^b   Smart, P K ^b   Backhouse, C J ^a   Burns, N D ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organizations; Product development; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099455     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410400410523765     Document Type: Article

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