Does union membership really reduce job satisfaction?

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 439-459

  Bryson, Alex ^a   Cappellari, Lorenzo ^b   Lucifora, Claudio ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

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EID: 4043104926     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00324.x     Document Type: Review

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