Job quality and temporary agency work: Challenges for human resource management in triangular employment relations in Germany

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 446-460

  Mitlacher, Lars W ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; HRM; Job quality; Temporary agency work

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949148582     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190801895528     Document Type: Article

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