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Facilitators and Inhibitors of Collective Action: A Case Study of a US-Owned Manufacturing Plant

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  • Michelle O'Sullivan & Thomas Turner, 2013. "Facilitators and Inhibitors of Collective Action: A Case Study of a US-Owned Manufacturing Plant," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 51(4), pages 689-708, December.
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