The strategic use of contingent workers in Hong Kong’s economic upheaval

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 22-37

  Wong, May M L ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85015352227     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2001.tb00049.x     Document Type: Article

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