The influence of empowerment, commitment, job satisfaction and trust on perceived managers’ performance

International Journal of Business Excellence

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 193-209

  Zeffane, Rachid ^a   Mohammed Al Zarooni, Hana Ameen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Dubai Municipality ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

business excellence; clarity of objectives; employee commitment; employee empowerment; job satisfaction; managers performance; organisation culture; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 72049128826     PISSN: 17560047     EISSN: 17560055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBEX.2008.017574     Document Type: Article

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