Why and when are the self-employed more satisfied with their work?

Industrial Relations

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 293-316

  Hundley, Greg ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1442328193     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0019-8676.00209     Document Type: Article

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