The influence of precarious employment on career development: The current situation in Australia

Education and Training

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 493-507

  Connell, Julia ^a   Burgess, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Career development; Temporary workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748794540     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910610705881     Document Type: Article

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