Anticipatory Orientation in Temporary Employment and Employee Performance: A Qualitative Exploratory Study

Leena Åkerblad

doi:10.16993/sjwop.21

Anticipatory Orientation in Temporary Employment and Employee Performance: A Qualitative Exploratory Study

Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volume 2 (2017): Issue 1

By: Leena Åkerblad

Open Access

|Jul 2017

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