The bases of compromise in the workplace: A theoretical framework

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-145

  Edwards, Paul ^a   Bélanger, Jacques ^b   Wright, Martyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 33644981059     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00490.x     Document Type: Review

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