Temporary work agencies: Here today, gone tomorrow?

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 705-725

  Purcell, John ^a   Purcell, Kate ^b   Tailby, Stephanie ^b  

^a School of Management

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 11444267543     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00337.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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