Making Manchester 'flexible': Competition and change in the temporary staffing industry

Geoforum

Volumn 36, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 223-240

  Ward, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Labour markets; Manchester; Temporary staffing industry

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; LABOR MARKET; SERVICE SECTOR; URBAN ECONOMY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; MANCHESTER [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 13744252764     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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