Work orders: Analysing employment histories using sequence data

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 91-105

  Pollock, Gary ^a   Antcliff, Valerie ^b   Ralphs, Rob ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85011195851     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645570110062432     Document Type: Article

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