The Decline of Collectivism? A Comparative Study of White-Collar Employees in Britain and Australia

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 245-269

  Deery, Stephen ^a   Walsh, Janet ^a  

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EID: 0346350505     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00126     Document Type: Article

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