“Something’s gotta give”: Trade unions and the road to team working

Employee Relations

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 110-127

  Mccabe, Darren ^a   Black, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986145217     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425459710171012     Document Type: Article

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