Against Japanization: Understanding the reorganization of British manufacturing

Employee Relations

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-247

  Procter, Stephen ^a   Ackroyd, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986097377     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425459810228306     Document Type: Article

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