Why do contractors contract? The experience of highly skilled technical professionals in a contingent labor market

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 234-261

  Kunda, Gideon ^a   Barley, Stephen R ^a   Evans, James ^a  

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EID: 0038535617     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390205500203     Document Type: Article

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