Changing employment relations in the Asia-Pacific region

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 300-317

  Bamber, Greg J ^a   Leggett, Chris J ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Employee relations; New Zealand; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035599555     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005569     Document Type: Article

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