A comparison of conventional, final-offer, and "combined" arbitration for dispute resolution

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 288-301

  Dickinson, David L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4644332408     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390405700207     Document Type: Article

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