Collective organisation in small- and medium-sized enterprises - An application of mobilisation theory

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-375

  Moore, Sian ^a   Read, Ian ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750460273     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2006.00025.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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