Employee relations in small firms: A microbusiness perspective

Employee Relations

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-295

  Matlay, Harry ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee relations; Individual behaviour; Interpersonal communications; Management styles; Small to medium sized enterprises; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986015002     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425459910273125     Document Type: Article

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