Shedding a tier: Flattening organisational structures and employee empowerment

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 54-59

  Powell, Loraine ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude surveys; Downsizing; Empowerment; Flat organisation; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012503224     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540210415541     Document Type: Article

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