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Kirpal, S., Brown, A. (2007). The Much Vaunted ‘Flexible Employee’—What Does it Take?. In: Brown, A., Kirpal, S., Rauner, F. (eds) Identities at Work. Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4989-7_8
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