The poverty of empowerment? A critical case study

Personnel Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 192-207

  Cunningham, Ian ^a   Hyman, Jeff ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Edinburgh Napier University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Empowerment; Line management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033463498     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483489910264589     Document Type: Article

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