Conflict management systems in subsidiaries of non-union multinational organisations located in the Republic of Ireland

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-71

  Doherty, Liam ^a   Teague, Paul ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International human resource management; Irish industrial relations; Non union organisations; The theory of multinationals; Workplace conflict management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251629136     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.538968     Document Type: Article

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