SOCIAL STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT
Tags: EMPLOYEE empowerment; EXECUTIVES -- Social aspects; OCCUPATIONAL structure; ROLE ambiguity; SPAN of control; INFORMATION sharing; WORK -- Psychological aspects; OCCUPATIONS -- Sociological aspects; KNOWLEDGE-based theory of the firm; INSTITUTIONAL theory (Sociology)
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