Comparative research in industrial relations: Helping the survey cross frontiers

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 971-980

  Whitfield, Keith ^a   Delbridge, Rick ^a   Brown, William ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Industrial relations; Research methods; Surveys; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009958274     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095851999340062     Document Type: Article

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