A multidimensional approach to employee participation and the association with social identification in organizations

Employee Relations

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 594-607

  Joensson, Thomas ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Employee participation; Employee relations; Health services; Work identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249094248     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450810910000     Document Type: Article

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