Co-determination, efficiency and productivity

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-247

  FitzRoy, Felix ^a   Kraft, Kornelius ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 20744442758     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00353.x     Document Type: Review

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