Putting the Group Back into Unions: A Social Psychological Contribution to Understanding Union Support

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-504

  Blackwood, Leda ^a   Lafferty, George ^b   Duck, Julie ^a   Terry, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84992779512     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1856.2003.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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