Multinational corporations and industrial relations research: A road less travelled

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-193

  Collings, David G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

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EID: 43149083049     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2007.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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