U.S. multinationals and the control of subsidiary employment policies

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 645-669

  Ferner, Anthony ^a   Bélanger, Jacques ^b   Tregaskis, Olga ^c   Morley, Michael ^d   Quintanilla, Javier ^e  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^e IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

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EID: 84880224688     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391306600304     Document Type: Review

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