Political entrepreneurs and co-managers: Labour transnationalism at four multinational auto companies

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-97

  Greer, Ian ^a   Hauptmeier, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38949112811     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2007.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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