Understanding labour turnover in a labour intensive industry: Evidence from the british clothing industry

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1021-1046

  Taplin, Ian M ^a   Winterton, Jonathan ^b   Winterton, Ruth ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038489331     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00369     Document Type: Article

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