The inadequacy of mainstream theories of trade union behaviour

Labour

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 445-480

  Fleetwood, Steve ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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TRADE UNION;

EID: 0032832915     PISSN: 11217081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9914.00103     Document Type: Article

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