Japanese employment relations in transition

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-345

  Kwon, Hyeong Ki ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Institutions; International competition; Japanese model; Participatory employment; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543028064     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X04044830     Document Type: Review

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