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Ideology in HRM Scholarship: Interrogating the Ideological Performativity of ‘New Unitarism’

Greenwood, Michelle, Van Buren, Harry J.·2017·Journal of Business Ethics
DOI 10.1007/s10551-016-3084-z
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Authors
Greenwood, M., & Van Buren, H. J.
Affiliations
Monash University (AU)
ORCID
Greenwood, Michelle
Venue
Journal of Business Ethics
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2016-03-07
Volume
142
Issue
4
Pages
663-678
ISSN
  • 0167-4544 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-0697
DOI
10.1007/s10551-016-3084-z
OpenAlex
W2293092496
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FWCI
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Language
en
Open access
closed
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www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
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  • Journal of Business Ethics (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management Theory and Practice
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Business and International Management › Global and Cross-Cultural Management
Keywords
employment relationship, validity claims, epistemic analysis, workplace power, employee interests

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