Participation and power: A critical assessment

Applied Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 144-163

  Heller, Frank ^a  

^a TAVISTOCK INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041473546     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1464-0597.00128     Document Type: Review

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