Supply chain rationalization: Retailer dominance and labour flexibility in the Australian food and grocery industry

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 137-157

  Wright, Christopher ^a   Lund, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Grocery industry; Labour flexibility; Supply chain; Work organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037342763     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017003017001268     Document Type: Review

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