Cementing skills: Training and labour use in UK construction

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 74-88

  Forde, Chris ^a   MacKenzie, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34248374342     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2004.tb00127.x     Document Type: Article

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