Coming out of the closet: Negotiating spiritual expression in the workplace

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 183-202

  Lips Wiersma, Marjolein ^a   Mills, Colleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Decision making; Group dynamics; Interpersonal communications; Modelling; Personal needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986160841     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940210423097     Document Type: Article

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