The union avoidance industry in the United States

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 651-675

  Logan, John ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33751108246     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00518.x     Document Type: Article

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