The value of employment relations in multinationals: Finding the right balance

International Business Review

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 309-321

  Rodwell, J J ^a   Teo, S T T ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Employment relations; Internationalisation; Japan; MNCs; UK; US

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009998291     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-5931(99)00007-4     Document Type: Article

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