Industrial relations climate, employee voice and managerial attitudes to unions: An Australian study

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 460-480

  Pyman, Amanda ^a   Holland, Peter ^b   Teicher, Julian ^b   Cooper, Brian K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77954068694     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2009.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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