The European company statute: Implications for industrial relations in the European Union

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-64

  Gold, Michael ^a   Schwimbersky, Sandra ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SEEUROPE   (Belgium)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Company law harmonization; Corporate governance; Employee board level participation; European Company Statute; Multi level governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549140002     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: 14617129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680107086111     Document Type: Article

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