Non-standard employment and promotions: A within genders analysis

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 319-337

  Zeytinoglu, Isik U ^a   Cooke, Gordon B ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Part time; Promotion; Temporary; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149092386     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185607087905     Document Type: Article

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