The Hawthorne Studies Revisited: Evidence From the U.S. Federal Workforce

Administration and Society

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 507-531

  Jung, Chan Su ^a   Lee, Soo Young ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hawthorne studies; participative management; social relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930144694     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399712459731     Document Type: Article

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