Job Stability and Job Security: A Comparative Perspective on Switzerland's Experience in the 1990s

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-49

  Sousa Poza, Alfonso ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b FAA HSG   (Switzerland)

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EID: 1642415583     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680104041192     Document Type: Review

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