Labor-management cooperation: Antecedents and impact on organizational performance

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 588-609

  Deery, Stephen J ^a   Iverson, Roderick D ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 23744447263     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390505800404     Document Type: Article

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