The Labour Process and Union Commitment within a Banking Services Call Centre

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-61

  Rose, E d ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992885767     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1472-9296.00036     Document Type: Article

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