The effect of job satisfaction on job search: Not just whether, but also where

Labour Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-317

  Delfgaauw, Josse ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Job search; Public sector employees

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247209525     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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