Regulating labour management in small firms

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 25-43

  Marlow, Susan ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85014546223     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2002.tb00069.x     Document Type: Article

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