Leading horses to water? The impact of decentralization on managerial behaviour

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 831-851

  Hales, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033229079     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00160     Document Type: Article

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