Patterns of contract motives and work involvement in temporary work: Relationships to work-related and general well-being

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 565-591

  Bernhard Oettel, Claudia ^a   Isaksson, Kerstin ^b   Bellaagh, Katalin ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alternative employment; Contract motives; Employee well being; Person oriented approach; Work involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249114417     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: 14617099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X08096231     Document Type: Article

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