Surviving on the margins of the economy: Working relationships in small, low-wage firms

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 895-916

  Edwards, Paul ^a   Ram, Monder ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 33744780765     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00615.x     Document Type: Article

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