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Examining the Antecedents and Consequences of Employee Engagement on Temporary Agency Workers in a Partner-led Environment / SIAN RODERICK

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The recent Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the increasing reliance of organisations on temporary agency workers (TAWs) to survive in business environments that are characterised as being temporal, unpredictable, and cyclical. Temporary workforces are growing in popularity as it offers flexibility and...

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Published: Swansea, Wales, UK 2023
Institution: Swansea University
Degree level: Doctoral
Degree name: Ph.D
Supervisor: Dennehy, Denis., Davies, Gareth H. and Williams, Michael D.
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