Empowerment through Choice? A Critical Analysis of the Effects of Choice in Organizations

Research in Organizational Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue , 2006, Pages 41-79

  Chua, Roy Yong Joo ^a   Iyengar, Sheena S ^a  

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EID: 33745684522     PISSN: 01913085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-3085(06)27002-3     Document Type: Review

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