The significance of employee skill in flexible work organizations

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 918-937

  Eldridge, Derek ^a   Nisar, Tahir M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Employee skill; Flexibility; Participation; WERS98

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748437680     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190600641164     Document Type: Article

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