Deunionisation and Union Establishment: the Impact of Workplace Change, HRM Strategies and Workplace Unionism

Labour and Industry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-36

  Peetz, David ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79958830757     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.1997.10669168     Document Type: Article

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