Commitment at work and independence from management: A study of advanced teamwork

Work and Occupations

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 234-252

  Bélanger, Jacques ^a   Edwards, Paul K ^b   Wright, Martyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Teamwork; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037659327     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888403251708     Document Type: Article

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