Delegate structures and strategic Unionism: Analysis of factors in union resilience

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 663-689

  Alexander, Michael ^a   Green, Roy ^b   Wilson, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79953589860     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002218569804000409     Document Type: Article

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