A culture of conflict

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 275-282

  Lewis, Dianne S ^a   French, Erica ^a   Steane, Peter ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Corporate culture; Organizational conflict; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132575     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739710176211     Document Type: Article

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