Company labour flexibility strategies in The Netherlands: An institutional perspective

Employee Relations

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 461-482

  Looise, Jan C ^a   Van Riemsdijk, Maarten ^a   de Lange, Frans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84986065002     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425459810238747     Document Type: Article

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