'Vanguard' subsidiaries and the diffusion of new practices: A case study of German multinationals

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-140

  Ferner, Anthony ^a   Varul, Matthias ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0034340735     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00154     Document Type: Article

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