Flexibility and fairness in liberal market economies: The comparative impact of the legal environment and high-performance work systems

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-97

  Colvin, Alexander J S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33644976290     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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