Employee share ownership: Safeguarding investments in human capital

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 469-488

  Robinson, Andrew M ^a   Zhang, Hao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 24944591175     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00365.x     Document Type: Review

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