Doing yourself out of a job?: How middle managers cope with empowerment

Employee Relations

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-159

  Denham, Nicola ^a   Ackers, Peter ^a   Travers, Cheryl ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986145231     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425459710171030     Document Type: Article

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