Whistleblowers: Linking the Old and Young in a Tokyo Neighborhood

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Book Title: Whistleblowers : Broken Lives and Organizational Power

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.5in

Item Width: 5.5in

Author: C. Fred Alford

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Human Resources & Personnel Management, Labor & Industrial Relations, Business Ethics, Public Affairs & Administration, Political Process / Political Advocacy

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Publication Year: 2002

Genre: Business & Economics, Political Science

Item Weight: 16 Oz

Number of Pages: 192 Pages