The politics of employee discharge: Triggering, representation, and venue

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 625-642

  Wallihan, James ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR POLICY; LEGISLATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345566199     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1541-0072.00046     Document Type: Article

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