Why employee empowerment is not just a fad

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 29-36

  Coleman, Henry J ^a  

^a SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Employee involvement; Empowerment; Motivation; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132037     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739610120574     Document Type: Article

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