Managerial and mobilizing internationalism in the British docks and seafaring sector

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-87

  Umney, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bureaucracy; docks; international trade unionism; mobilization; seafaring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857715623     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: 14617129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680111430658     Document Type: Article

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