Legitimation strategies of corporate elites in the field of labor regulation: Changing responses to Global Framework Agreements

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Legitimation strategies of corporate elites in the field of labor regulation: Changing responses to Global Framework Agreements. / Helfen, Markus; Schüßler, Elke; Botzem, Sebastian.
Elites on trial. ed. / Glenn Morgan; Paul Hirsch; Sigrid Quack. Bingley: Emerald Publishing, 2015. p. 243-268 (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; Vol. 43).

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Harvard

Helfen, M, Schüßler, E & Botzem, S 2015, Legitimation strategies of corporate elites in the field of labor regulation: Changing responses to Global Framework Agreements. in G Morgan, P Hirsch & S Quack (eds), Elites on trial. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, vol. 43, Emerald Publishing, Bingley, pp. 243-268. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20150000043021

APA

Helfen, M., Schüßler, E., & Botzem, S. (2015). Legitimation strategies of corporate elites in the field of labor regulation: Changing responses to Global Framework Agreements. In G. Morgan, P. Hirsch, & S. Quack (Eds.), Elites on trial (pp. 243-268). (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; Vol. 43). Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20150000043021

Vancouver

Helfen M, Schüßler E, Botzem S. Legitimation strategies of corporate elites in the field of labor regulation: Changing responses to Global Framework Agreements. In Morgan G, Hirsch P, Quack S, editors, Elites on trial. Bingley: Emerald Publishing. 2015. p. 243-268. (Research in the Sociology of Organizations). doi: 10.1108/S0733-558X20150000043021

Bibtex

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