Flexibility in Norwegian and UK firms: Competitive pressure and institutional embeddedness

Employee Relations

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 568-580

  Gooderham, Paul N ^a   Nordhaug, Odd ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

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EID: 84986180549     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425459710367916     Document Type: Article

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