Co-determination and strategic integration in german firms

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 76-87

  Wächter, Hartmut ^a   Muller Camen, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b International University   (Germany)

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EID: 17144379194     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2002.tb00072.x     Document Type: Article

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