Cross-National Variation in Representation Rights and Governance at Work

The Oxford Handbook of Participation in Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Frege, Carola ^a   Godard, John ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Cross national differences; Institutional norms; Organizational governance; Representation rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923523059     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199207268.003.0022     Document Type: Chapter

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