Restructuring managerial labour in the USA, the UK and Japan: Challenging the salience of 'varieties of capitalism'

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 347-374

  McCann, Leo ^a   Hassard, John ^a   Morris, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954044415     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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