Technical labour in an engineering boutique: Interpretive frameworks of sales and R&D engineers

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-222

  Darr, Asaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 0034195026     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09500170022118374     Document Type: Article

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