Better than nothing? is non-union partnership a contradiction in terms?

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-168

  Johnstone, Stewart ^a   Ackers, Peter ^a   Wilkinson, Adrian ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employee voice; Industrial relations; Non unionism; Partnership

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952324036     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185609359442     Document Type: Article

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