Re-vitalising learning and development?: Exploring the role of the trade union learning representative

Personnel Review

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 781-799

  Cassell, Catherine ^a   Lee, Bill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee representatives; Trade unions; Training; Workplace training

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548263117     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480710774043     Document Type: Article

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