Power, hierarchy, and change: The Stories of a Catholic Parish Staff

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 567-625

  Coopman, Stephanie J ^a   Meidlinger, Katherine Burnett ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84990342428     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318900134002     Document Type: Article

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