'Full-time is a given here': Part-time versus full-time job quality

British Journal of Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-157

  McDonald, Paula ^a   Bradley, Lisa ^a   Brown, Kerry ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 65649105072     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00560.x     Document Type: Article

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