Flexibility in action: The temporary staffing industry in the Czech Republic and Poland

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1391-1415

  Coe, Neil M ^a   Johns, Jennifer ^a,b   Ward, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; LABOR MARKET; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 45149102147     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a39165     Document Type: Article

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