An exploration of small firm psychological contracts

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 447-465

  Atkinson, Carol ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment relationships; Psychological contract; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249159533     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017008093480     Document Type: Article

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