Do peripheral workers do peripheral work? Comparing the use of highly skilled contractors and regular employees

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-225

  Bidwell, Matthew ^a,b  

^a Department of Management ^*  (United States)

^b INSEAD   (United States)

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EID: 59749095129     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390906200204     Document Type: Article

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