Employee Participation in Health and Safety in the Australian Steel Industry, 1935-2006

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 144-167

  Markey, Raymond ^a   Patmore, Greg ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 78651428118     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2009.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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