The uncertain road to partnership: An action research perspective on “new industrial relations” in the UK offshore oil industry

Employee Relations

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 594-612

  Martin, Graeme ^a   Pate, Judy ^a   Beaumont, Phil ^b   Murdoch, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industrial relations; Labour; Oil industry; Partnership; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986109095     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450310501324     Document Type: Article

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