A critical assessment of the high-performance paradigm

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 349-378

  Godard, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 2542637211     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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