Resistance is useless! the problems of trade union organization in the european fast-food industry: The case of McDonald's

Challenges for European Management in a Global Context: Experiences From Britain and Germany

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 189-214

  Royle, Tony ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84926105519     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230510180     Document Type: Chapter

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