Quality’ part-time work in australian organizations: Implications for hrd

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-299

  Anne Bardoel, E ^a   Morgan, Leonie ^b   Santos, Clarice ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Industrial Relations Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Job quality; Part time employment; Work life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993763181     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860701515307     Document Type: Article

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