Steward organization in a professional union: The case of the Royal College of Nursing

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 367-391

  Kessler, Ian ^a   Heron, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035536245     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00205     Document Type: Article

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