Regulating employment relations through workplace learning: A study of small employers

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-57

  Kitching, John ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845608139     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2007.00019.x     Document Type: Article

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