Examining structure and process in ESOP firms

Personnel Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-293

  McHugh, Patrick P ^a   Bridge, Diane L ^a   Cutcher Gershenfeld, Joel ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee participation; Human resource management; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744368272     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480510591435     Document Type: Article

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