Contested resources: Unions, employers, and the adoption of new work practices in US and UK telecommunications

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 495-517

  Ramirez, Matias ^a   Guy, Frederick ^b   Beale, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547611322     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2007.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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