Contingent workers' impact on standard employee withdrawal behaviors: Does what you use them for matter?

Human Resource Management

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-138

  Way, Sean A ^a   Lepak, David P ^b   Fay, Charles H ^b   Thacker, James W ^c  

^a 335 Statler Hall   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contingent workers; High investment human resource systems (HIHRS); Standard employee withdrawal behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952038940     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20336     Document Type: Article

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