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Work environment and participation: the case of teachers in Denmark and New Zealand

  1. Herman Knudsen Professor1,*,
  2. Raymond Markey Professor2,
  3. Gay Simpkin Senior Researcher3

Article first published online: 14 JAN 2013

DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2338.2012.00701.x

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Industrial Relations Journal

Industrial Relations Journal

Volume 44, Issue 1, pages 38–56, January 2013

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Knudsen, H., Markey, R. and Simpkin, G. (2013), Work environment and participation: the case of teachers in Denmark and New Zealand. Industrial Relations Journal, 44: 38–56. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2338.2012.00701.x

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  1. 1

    Aalborg University

  2. 2

    Macquarie University

  3. 3

    Auckland University of Technology

*Correspondence should be addressed to Herman Knudsen, Department of Planning, Aalborg University, Vestre Havnepromenade 5, Aalborg 9000, Denmark; email: hk@plan.aau.dk

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  1. Issue published online: 14 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 14 JAN 2013

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