Broad-based employee financial participation in the European Union

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 863-892

  Poutsma, Erik ^a   de Nijs, Willem ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Employee share ownership; European Union; Industrial relations; Participation; Profit sharing

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCE; LABOR STANDARD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

EUROPE;

EID: 0344287074     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000106128     Document Type: Article

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