Union co-operation in a context of job insecurity: Negotiated outcomes from teamworking

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-237

  Bacon, Nicolas ^a   Blyton, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744549833     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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