Patterning employee voice in multinational companies

Human Relations

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 395-418

  Lavelle, Jonathan ^a   Gunnigle, Patrick ^a   McDonnell, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Direct voice; Employee voice; Employment relations; European Union Information and Consultation Directive; Indirect voice; Multinational companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649310451     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726709348935     Document Type: Article

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