Decision-Making in Social Enterprises: Exploring the Link Between Employee Participation and Organizational Commitment

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1092-1110

  Ohana, Marc ^a   Meyer, Maryline ^b   Swaton, Sophie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

organizational commitment; participative decision making; participative management; procedural justice; social enterprises; social exchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888266971     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764012451368     Document Type: Article

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