Management of workplace change in the Australian higher education sector: A study of employee involvement provisions in workplace agreements

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-186

  Weller, Stephen ^a   Van Gramberg, Bernadine ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 34250350718     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800701351751     Document Type: Article

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