Changing work organization in small manufacturers: Challenges for economic development

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 367-379

  Theodore, Nik ^a   Weber, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0035641467     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124240101500410     Document Type: Article

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