Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management Practices in Australian and Overseas-Owned Workplaces: Global or Local?

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-22

  McGraw, Peter ^a   Harley, Bill ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84992886044     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1472-9296.00069     Document Type: Article

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