European works councils in british firms

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 19-38

  Wills, Jane ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0003175997     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.1999.tb00208.x     Document Type: Article

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