Production supervisors in Britain, Germany and the United States: Back from the dead again?

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 625-645

  Mason, Geoff ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034345131     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09500170022118653     Document Type: Article

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