Some Social and Psychological Consequences of the Longwall Method of Coal-Getting

@article{Trist1951SomeSA,
  title={Some Social and Psychological Consequences of the Longwall Method of Coal-Getting},
  author={Eric L. Trist and K. W. Bamforth},
  journal={Human Relations},
  year={1951},
  volume={4},
  pages={3 - 38}
}
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