Place-bound jobs at the intersection of policy and management: Comparing employer practices in U.S. and Canadian chain restaurants

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 823-842

  Haley Lock, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

human resource management; low wage jobs; public employment policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959275266     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764211407831     Document Type: Article

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