A two-factor assessment of the beliefs that influence attitudes toward privatization

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-136

  Wated, Guillermo ^a   Sanchez, Juan I ^b   Gmez, Carolina ^b  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Latin America; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649002340     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601106291069     Document Type: Article

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