Transitioning between temporary and permanent employment: A two-wave study on the entrapment, the stepping stone and the selection hypothesis

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-88

  De Cuyper, Nele ^a   Notelaers, Guy ^a,b   De Witte, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 67249131517     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317908X299755     Document Type: Article

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