Branding employees

Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages 102-114

  Cushen, Jean ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Branding; Control; Employee attitudes; Ireland; Organizational culture; Work identity; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992957704     PISSN: 11766093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/11766090910940692     Document Type: Article

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