The sound of silence: Which employers choose no employee voice and why?

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-299

  Willman, Paul ^a   Bryson, Alex ^b   Gomez, Rafael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employers; Firm strategy; Trade unions; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748774647     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwl012     Document Type: Article

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