Is participation good or bad for workers?: Effects of autonomy, consultation and teamwork on stress among workers in norway

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-116

  Kalleberg, Arne L ^a   Nesheim, Torstein ^b   Olsen, Karen M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Participation; Stress; Teams; Work intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 65949093953     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699309103999     Document Type: Article

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