Human Resource Management and Individualisation in Australian Labour Law

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 292-325

  Mitchell, Richard ^a   Fetter, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84992781320     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1472-9296.00085     Document Type: Article

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