Methods matter: Changes in industrial relations research and their implications

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 141-151

  Whitfield, Keith ^a   Strauss, George ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034147319     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00155     Document Type: Article

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