Do HRM practices influence the desire for unionization? Evidence across workers, workplaces, and co-workers for Great Britain

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 279-299

  Belfield, Clive R ^a   Heywood, John S ^b  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 3042688911     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-004-1037-2     Document Type: Article

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