Service organisations: Issues in transition and anxiety containment

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 394-407

  James, Kim ^a   Clark, Graham ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Case studies; Managers; Service industries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104623     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940210432637     Document Type: Article

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