Job insecurity and employability among temporary workers: A theoretical approach based on the psychological contract

The Individual in the Changing Working Life

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 88-107

  De Cuyper, Nele ^a   De Witte, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 77649175369     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511490064.005     Document Type: Chapter

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