Managing temporary workers in higher education: Still at the margin?

Personnel Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-224

  Bryson, Colin ^a,b   Blackwell, Richard ^c,d  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Nottingham Business School   (United Kingdom)

^c Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN)   (United Kingdom)

^d HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Numerical flexibility; Temporary workers; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644595757     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480610645830     Document Type: Review

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