Implications of financial capitalism for employment relations research: Evidence from breach of trust and implicit contracts in private equity buyouts

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 498-518

  Appelbaum, Eileen ^a   Batt, Rose ^b   Clark, Ian ^c  

^a CEPR ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84883053972     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjir.12009     Document Type: Article

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