The impact of ownership on psychosocial working conditions: A multilevel analysis of 60 workplaces

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-284

  Höckertin, Chatrine ^a   Härenstam, Annika ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Control; Cooperative; Human service; Private; Psychosocial climate; Public

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746051711     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: 14617099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X06063099     Document Type: Article

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