The composition of employment in manufacturing industry

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 442-466

  Borland, Jeff ^b   Foo, Lyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 12944274811     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002218569603800305     Document Type: Article

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