High involvement work systems and job insecurity in the international iron and steel industry

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-16

  Bacon, Nicolas ^a   Blyton, Paul ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035629327     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.2001.tb00239.x     Document Type: Article

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