Coordination, employment flexibility, and industrial relations in Western European multinationals: Evidence from Poland

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1379-1395

  Kahancová, Marta ^a   van der Meer, Marc ^a  

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Author keywords

Coordination; Employment flexibility; HRM; Industrial relations; Multinational companies; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749248134     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190600804689     Document Type: Article

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