Associations between contract preference and attitudes, well-being and behavioural intentions of temporary workers

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 292-312

  De Cuyper, Nele ^a   De Witte, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Irritation; Job satisfaction; Organizational commitment; Temporary employment; Turnover intention; Volition

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249977862     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: 14617099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X07076122     Document Type: Article

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