Integrated manufacturing, empowerment, and company performance

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 641-665

  Patterson, Malcolm G ^a   West, Michael A ^b,c,d   Wall, Toby D ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Ctr for Organization and Innovation   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 10944240918     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.261     Document Type: Review

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