Best companies, best practice and dignity at work

Dimensions of Dignity at Work

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 134-153

  Bolton, Sharon C ^a   Wibberley, Gemma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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