Two cheers for empowerment: some critical reflections

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-28

  Collins, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Democracy; Empowerment; Organizational development; Participative management; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132976     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739710156259     Document Type: Article

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