Multinational companies and the future of collective bargaining: A review of the research issues

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 173-197

  Marginson, Paul ^a   Sisson, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030306875     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095968019622003     Document Type: Review

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