Partnership paradoxes: A case study of an energy company

Employee Relations

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 353-376

  Johnstone, Stewart ^a   Wilkinson, Adrian ^a   Ackers, Peter ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Industrial relations; Partnership; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986149536     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450410544470     Document Type: Article

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