The co-evolution of functional and numerical flexibility: Do technology and networking matter?

New Technology, Work and Employment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 224-245

  Voudouris, Irini ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; NETWORKING;

EID: 36348971183     PISSN: 02681072     EISSN: 1468005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-005X.2007.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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