Where's the beef? McDonald's and its European works council

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 327-347

  Royle, Tony ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033240819     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095968019953006     Document Type: Article

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