Does the adoption of codes of conduct marginalize labor unions? The case of Turkey's garment industry

Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 216-257

  Ararat, Melsa ^a   Bayazit, Mahmut ^a  

^a SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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