The meaning of empowerment: The interdisciplinary etymology of a new management concept

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 271-290

  Lincoln, Nicola Denham ^a   Travers, Cheryl ^b   Ackers, Peter ^b   Wilkinson, Adrian ^b  

^a Sheppard Moscow Limited   (Russian Federation)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036432739     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2370.00087     Document Type: Article

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