Employee voice: Does union membership matter?

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-99

  Benson, John ^a   Brown, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 73449090819     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2009.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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