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Temporary Agency Work and Firm Performance: A Replication Study with Extensions

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Temporary Agency Work and Firm Performance: A Replication Study with Extensions. / Pfeifer, Christian; Weche, John P.
In: Jahrbucher für Nationalokonomie und Statistik, Vol. 240, No. 4, 01.08.2020, p. 455-465.

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Pfeifer, C & Weche, JP 2020, 'Temporary Agency Work and Firm Performance: A Replication Study with Extensions', Jahrbucher für Nationalokonomie und Statistik, vol. 240, no. 4, pp. 455-465. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2018-0038

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Pfeifer, C., & Weche, J. P. (2020). Temporary Agency Work and Firm Performance: A Replication Study with Extensions. Jahrbucher für Nationalokonomie und Statistik, 240(4), 455-465. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2018-0038

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Pfeifer C, Weche JP. Temporary Agency Work and Firm Performance: A Replication Study with Extensions. Jahrbucher für Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 2020 Aug 1;240(4):455-465. Epub 2019 Jun 19. doi: 10.1515/jbnst-2018-0038

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