Abstract
In the wake of an intense season of research in the 1960 and 1970s, of which perhaps the key European point of reference was the Tavistock Institute of London, in the following two decades, the studies by historians, sociologists and economists into the conditions and the quality of work underwent a substantial setback.
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This and the other citations from works originally in Italian have been translated by the Authors. Usual disclaimers apply.
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A more detailed description of the fuzzy expert system is to be found in Addabbo et al. (2007).
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The questionnaire was devised together with Vando Borghi as part of the Mario Del Monte Foundation and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia project on the quality of work.
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Addabbo, T., Solinas, G. (2012). Non-Standard Employment and Quality of Work: Towards New Forms of Measurement. In: Addabbo, T., Solinas, G. (eds) Non-Standard Employment and Quality of Work. AIEL Series in Labour Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2106-2_12
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