Human resource management, trade unions and empowerment: Two cases from India

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 664-680

  Ramaswamy, E A ^a   Schiphorst, F B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human resource management; India; Industrial relations; Trade union democracy; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345683946     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190050075051     Document Type: Article

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