Labor process theory as 'normal science'

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-272

  Ackroyd, Stephen ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cumulative knowledge; Intellectual community; Labour Process Theory; Normal science

Indexed keywords

EID: 68449088116     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-009-9119-1     Document Type: Article

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