Challenges and changes in the contractor workforce

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-317

  McKeown, Tui ^a   Hanley, Glennis ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agency contractors; Australia; HRM; Professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049182292     PISSN: 10384111     EISSN: 17447941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1038411109106860     Document Type: Article

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