Differentiating work autonomy facets in a non-Western context

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 709-731

  Sadler Smith, Eugene ^a   El Kot, Ghada ^b   Leat, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Egypt Mansoura University   (Egypt)

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EID: 0041927656     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.200     Document Type: Article

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