Short-term hires and the leasing of personnel in Norwegian firms: Promoting numerical flexibility and stability

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-331

  Nesheim, Torstein ^a  

^a Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration   (Norway)

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EID: 0037632956     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5221(03)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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