Globalization and information technology: Vanishing social contracts, the “pink collar” workforce and public policy challenges

Women in Management Review

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 230-252

  Kouzmin, Alexander ^a   Korac Kakabadse, Nada ^b   Korac Kakabadse, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Careers; Contracts; Globalization; Information technology; Labour force; Public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986019305     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649429910287253     Document Type: Article

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