Workplace flexibility and innovation: The moderator effect of inter-organizational cooperation

Personnel Review

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 647-665

  Martínez Sánchez, Angel ^a   Vela Jiménez, María José ^b   Pérez Pérez, Manuela ^a   De Luis Carnicer, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flexible labour; Flexible organizations; Innovation; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949110987     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480810906883     Document Type: Article

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