From banana time to just-in-time: Power and resistance at work

Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 767-783

  Tim, May ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discretion; Power; Resistance; Strategies; Tactics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033229528     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/s0038038599000486     Document Type: Article

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