Beyond the enterprise: Trade union representation of freelances in the UK

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 20-35

  Heery, Edmund ^a   Conley, Hazel ^b   Delbridge, Rick ^a   Stewart, Paul ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33747179395     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2004.tb00117.x     Document Type: Article

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