Teamwork, Skill Development and Employee Welfare

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-46

  Gallie, Duncan ^a   Zhou, Ying ^b   Felstead, Alan ^c   Green, Francis ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b International Survey Research   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863116663     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00787.x     Document Type: Article

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