Editors' introduction: The effects of new work practices on workers

Industrial Relations

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-43

  Handel, Michael J ^a   Levine, David I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INNOVATION; LABOR MARKET; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; WAGE DETERMINATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 1342311538     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0019-8676.2004.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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