Regulating employment conditions in a hospital network: The case of the Private Finance Initiative

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 424-439

  Bach, Stephen ^a   Givan, Rebecca Kolins ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b and History   (United States)

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EID: 78049385343     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2010.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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