The political economy of trade union strategies in Austria and Germany: The case of call centres

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-45

  Holst, Hajo ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Austria; Call centres; Germany; Industrial relations; Trade union strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549144600     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: 14617129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680107086110     Document Type: Article

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