The transformation of work revisited: The limits of flexibility in American manufacturing

Social Problems

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 339-361

  Vallas, Steven P ^a   Beck, John P ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0009037001     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3096982     Document Type: Article

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