Government, management and unions: The public service under the workplace relations act

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 446-467

  O'Brien, John ^a   O'Donnell, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0001992097     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002218569904100306     Document Type: Article

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