Social structural characteristics of psychological empowerment

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 483-504

  Spreitzer, Gretchen M ^a  

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EID: 0030304393     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256789     Document Type: Article

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