Works councils

The SAGE Handbook of Industrial Relations

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 346-357

  Jenkins, Jean ^a   Blyton, Paul ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84921293382     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781849200431.n18     Document Type: Chapter

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