The cultural orientations of entrepreneurs and employees' job satisfaction: The Turkish small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) case

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 257-286

  Yetim, Nalan ^a   Yetim, Unsal ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cultural orientations; Job satisfaction; Person organization fit; SME entrepreneurs

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; EMPLOYMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 33745067789     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-005-4851-x     Document Type: Article

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