The impact of gender similarity on employee satisfaction at work: A review and re-evaluation

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1571-1592

  Peccei, Riccardo ^a   Lee, Hyun Jung ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748873450     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2005.00557.x     Document Type: Review

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