Organizations, management and psychoanalysis: An overview

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 348-365

  Gabriel, Yiannis ^a   Carr, Adrian ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Management; Psychology; Work psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173613     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940210432600     Document Type: Review

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