University research scientists as knowledge workers: Contract status and employment opportunities

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 2219-2233

  Harney, Brian ^a   Monks, Kathy ^a   Alexopoulos, Angelos ^a   Buckley, Finian ^a   Hogan, Teresa ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

contract employment; employment conditions; knowledge workers; research scientists; scientific and technical human capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900821360     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.561241     Document Type: Article

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