For better or worse? Non-standard jobs and high involvement work systems

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1293-1316

  Felstead, Alan ^a   Gallie, Duncan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High involvement work organizations; Job insecurity; Non standards jobs; Part time jobs; Skills; Temporary jobs

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944244604     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519042000238464     Document Type: Article

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