The working environment in small firms: Responses from owner-managers

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 622-639

  Hasle, Peter ^a   Limborg, Hans Jørgen ^b   Kallehave, Tina ^c   Klitgaard, Caroline ^a   Andersen, Tilde Rye ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b TeamWorking Life ^*  (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

identity work; occupational health and safety; self protection; small firm; working environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865149641     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242610391323     Document Type: Article

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