The relational basis of inequality: Generic and contingent wage distribution processes

Work and Occupations

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-193

  Avent Holt, Dustin ^a   Tomaskovic Devey, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Income inequality; Organizations; Relational models; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953659539     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: 15528464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888410365838     Document Type: Article

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