Globalization and employment relations in the Korean auto industry: The case of the Hyundai Motor Company in Korea, Canada and India

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-147

  Lansbury, Russell D ^a   Kwon, Seung Ho ^b   Suh, Chung Sok ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canada; Employment relations; Globalization; India; Korea; Management; Production systems; Unions

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; GLOBALIZATION;

EID: 33645638600     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380500532180     Document Type: Article

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