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Unemployment Experts: Governing the Job Search in the New Economy 《失业专家:新经济下的求职指南

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Work and Occupations Pub Date : 2021-03-20 DOI: 10.1177/07308884211003652

P. Sheehan

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引用次数: 8

The Organizational Context of Supervisory Bullying: Diversity/Equity and Work-Family Policies 管理欺凌的组织背景:多样性/公平和工作-家庭政策

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Work and Occupations Pub Date : 2021-03-08 DOI: 10.1177/0730888421997518

Anthony Rainey, S. Melzer

引用次数: 7

Murray, J., & Schwartz, M. (2019). Wrecked: How the American Auto Industry Destroyed Its Capacity to Compete. Murray，J.和Schwartz，M.（2019）。崩溃：美国汽车工业如何摧毁其竞争能力。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Work and Occupations Pub Date : 2021-03-04 DOI: 10.1177/07308884211000408

M. Dixon

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引用次数: 0

Groeger, C. V. (2021). The Education Trap: Schools and the Remaking of Inequality in Boston Groeger，C.V.（2021）。教育陷阱：学校与波士顿不平等的重塑

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Work and Occupations Pub Date : 2021-03-04 DOI: 10.1177/07308884211000401

H. Ingersoll

引用次数: 0

Vosko, L. F. (2019). Disrupting Deportability: Transnational Workers Organize Vosko，L.F.（2019）。颠覆性驱逐：跨国工人组织

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Work and Occupations Pub Date : 2021-02-25 DOI: 10.1177/0730888421997899

R. Meyer

引用次数: 0

Osterman, P. (2017). Who Will Care for Us? Long-Term Care and the Long-Term Workforce 奥斯特曼，P.(2017)。谁会关心我们?长期护理和长期劳动力