Results from organizational development interventions in a technology call center

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-230

  Workman, Michael ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34147222536     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1061     Document Type: Article

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