Determinants of Collective Bargaining Centralization: Evidence from British Establishment Data

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-245

  Zagelmeyer, Stefan ^a  

^a IU International University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

centralization; collective bargaining; employment relations; establishment survey; Great Britain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990370575     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185607074920     Document Type: Article

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