Industrial relations systems and US foreign direct investment abroad

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 581-609

  Cooke, William N ^a   Noble, Deborah S ^a  

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EID: 0039572303     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00109     Document Type: Article

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