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Managers' alcohol use: Roles and symbolic functions

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Alcohol was used widely by a representative sample of managers in the private business sector. Manager's perceptions of the roles and the symbolic functions played by alcohol are reported. The inclusion of the roles and symbolic functions in change strategies are advocated.

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  1. Dept. of Management Studies and Labor Relations, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, New Zealand

    Judith K. Pringle Ph.D.

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This study was funded by the Alcoholic Liquor Advisory Council of New Zealand. The author would like to acknowledge the work of Ruth Houghton and Prue Toft in conducting the original study.

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Pringle, J.K. Managers' alcohol use: Roles and symbolic functions. J Bus Psychol 9, 435–440 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02230981

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