Planning for change: determinants of innovation in U.S. national unions.
A study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of unions that facilitate or hinder innovation. Data were drawn from a number of sources, including a 1990 survey of 275 officials and staff members from 111 American national unions. Results indicate that certain union characteristics, such...
| Publicado en: | Industrial & Labor Relations Review Vol. 49; pp. 597 - 615 |
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Cornell University
July 1996
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