Perceptions and experience of employment regulation in UK small firms

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-278

  Carter, Sara ^a   Mason, Colin ^a   Tagg, Stephen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 66349091864     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c07106b     Document Type: Conference Paper

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