The economics of teams among technicians

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-24

  Batt, Rosemary ^a  

^a and History   (United States)

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EID: 0035530734     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00187     Document Type: Article

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