The internationalization of industrial relations? japanese and us ultinational companies in vietnam

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 221-238

  Vo, Anne Ngoc ^a   Rowley, Chris ^b,c  

^a University of Wollangong   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HEAD Foundation   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Industrial relations; Japanese multinational company; Multinational company; Trade union; US multinational company; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPLOYMENT; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL LINKAGE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADE UNION;

JAPAN; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

EID: 77951188761     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380903080282     Document Type: Article

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