Organizational narcissism: Technology, Legitimacy, and Identity in an Indian NGO

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 558-594

  Ganesh, Shiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

auto communication; information and communication technology; narcissism; NGOs; organizational accountability; organizational legitimacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990403412     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318903252539     Document Type: Article

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