The relationship between job insecurity and employability and well-being among finnish temporary and permanent employees

International Studies of Management and Organization

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-73

  De Cuyper, Nele ^a   De Witte, Hans ^a   Kinnunen, Ulla ^b   Nätti, Jouko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

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EID: 77649127138     PISSN: 00208825     EISSN: 15580911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825400104     Document Type: Article

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