Investigation of the multidimensional model of job insecurity in China and the USA

Applied Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 512-540

  Lee, Cynthia ^a   Bobko, Philip ^b   Chen, Zhen Xiong ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

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EID: 33750153156     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2006.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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