Self-managed work teams approach: creative management tool or a fad?

Management Decision

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-239

  Elmuti, Dean ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employees; Empowerment; Motivation; Organizations; Productivity; Self managing teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986078600     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749710169440     Document Type: Review

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