Contracting in the UK: Current research evidence on the impact of flexible employment and the nature of psychological contracts

Employment Contracts and Well-Being among European Workers

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 201-224

  Guest, David E ^a   Clinton, Michael ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85084576091     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315256573-10     Document Type: Chapter

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