Typology of the eight domains of discretion in organizations

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 144-177

  Caza, Arran ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Choice; Discretion; Typology

Indexed keywords

EID: 83955165972     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00982.x     Document Type: Article

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