Traversing the flexible turn: US workers' perceptions of job security, 1977-2002

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 201-221

  Fullerton, Andrew S ^a   Wallace, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Contingent work; Flexible work; Job security; Social change; Stereotype logistic regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751089051     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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