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Drive out fear (unless you can drive it in) : the role of agency and job security in process improvement

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  • Repenning, Nelson P. (Nelson Peter), 1998. "Drive out fear (unless you can drive it in) : the role of agency and job security in process improvement," Working papers WP 4041-98., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
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