Worker participation and firm performance: Evidence from Germany and Britain

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-48

  Addison, John ^a   Siebert, Stanley ^b   Wagner, Joachim ^c   Wei, Xiangdong ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre   (Germany)

^d LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0034340706     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00150     Document Type: Article

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