Unions and the adoption of high performance work systems: Does employment security play a role?

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-127

  Liu, Wenchuan ^a   Guthrie, James P ^b   Flood, Patrick C ^c   Maccurtain, Sarah ^d  

^a CAPITAL UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

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EID: 70350506268     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390906300106     Document Type: Article

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