Flexibilized employment in the public sector: Surprising similarities and important differences between the United States and the United Kingdom

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 541-557

  Mastracci, Sharon H ^a   Thompson, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexible staffing arrangements; Human resource management; Non standard work arrangements; Public personnel management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147188438     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690701206317     Document Type: Article

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