Temporary work in coordinated market economies: Evidence from front-line service workplaces

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 602-617

  Shire, Karen A ^a   Mottweiler, Hannelore ^a   Schonaljer, Annika ^b   Valverde, Mireia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Austrian research institute FORBA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

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EID: 68149124397     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390906200407     Document Type: Review

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