Flexicurity as a moderator of the relationship between job insecurity and psychological well-being

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-378

  Burchell, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexicurity; Job (in)security; Psychological well being; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949133651     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsp021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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