Unions' dilemma when firms use employment intermediaries

European Sociological Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-300

  Olsen, Karen M ^a  

^a Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration   (Norway)

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EID: 25844493668     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jci018     Document Type: Review

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