The Involvement of Civil Society Organizations in British Industrial Relations: Extent, Origins and Significance

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-72

  Heery, Edmund ^a   Abbott, Brian ^b   Williams, Stephen ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863417774     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00803.x     Document Type: Article

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