Influences on small-firm compliance-related behaviour: The case of workplace health and safety

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 827-846

  Baldock, Robert ^a   James, Philip ^b   Smallbone, David ^c   Vickers, Ian ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; FIRM SIZE; HEALTH AND SAFETY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33846426877     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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