Will unionism prosper in cyberspace? The promise of the internet for employee organization

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 569-596

  Diamond, W J ^a   Freeman, R B ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036025511     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00247     Document Type: Review

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