Worker participation in Barbados: Contemporary practice and prospects

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1911-1928

  Nurse, Lawrence ^a   Devonish, Dwayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Barbados; Business strategy; Social dialogue; Union presence; Worker participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349121211     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802324320     Document Type: Article

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