Labor market information and selection in a local restaurant industry: The tenuous balance between rewards, commitments, and costs

Sociological Forum

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 583-607

  Bills, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Employer behavior; Employment; Labor markets; Restaurants; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039346745     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021647819484     Document Type: Article

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