Employee empowerment in the Greek context

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 26, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 80-92

  Dimitriades, Zoe S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Greece; Jobs; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844388979     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720510587299     Document Type: Article

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