Visions of success: National leaders' views on union effectiveness

Labor Studies Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-19

  Fiorito, Jack ^a   Stepina, Lee P ^a   Jarley, Paul ^b   Delaney, John Thomas ^c   Knudstrup, Mike ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

National unions, effectiveness; Union administration; Union leaders; Union structure and government

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040622092     PISSN: 0160449X     EISSN: 15389758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160449X9702200101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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