Employees that think and act like owners: Effects of ownership beliefs and behaviors on organizational effectiveness

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 847-871

  Wagner, Stephen H ^a   Parker, Christopher P ^b   Christiansen, Neil D ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346338261     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2003.tb00242.x     Document Type: Article

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