The structure of the meaning of work: A relative stability amidst change

Human Relations

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 639-667

  Harpaz, Itzhak ^a   Fu, Xuanning ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Meaning of work; Stability change in attitudes and work values; Work centrality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036330150     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726702556002     Document Type: Article

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