Il a commencé à penser avant d’avoir rien appris: A processual view of the construction of empowerment

Employee Relations

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 594-609

  Collins, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986145248     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425459810247332     Document Type: Article

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