A Discriminant Analysis of Employee Choice in a Multiunion Representation Election

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-245

  Smith, Charles G ^c   Hindman, Hugh D ^a   Havlovic, Stephen J ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031508922     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.1997.tb00133.x     Document Type: Article

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