A formula for success? Training, reward and commitment in a chemicals plant

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 351-369

  Heyes, Jason ^a  

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EID: 0040601605     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.1996.tb00479.x     Document Type: Article

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