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For an excellent review and critique of the arguments underpinning this claim of difference, see Tomassetti (2016).
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Warhurst, C., Mathieu, C., Wright, S. (2017). Workplace Innovation and the Quality of Working Life in an Age of Uberisation. In: Oeij, P., Rus, D., Pot, F. (eds) Workplace Innovation. Aligning Perspectives on Health, Safety and Well-Being. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56333-6_15
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