Making the risk of job loss a way of life: Does it affect job satisfaction?

Research in Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 71-83

  Theodossiou, I ^a,b   Vasileiou, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^c University of Paris Pantheon Assas   (France)

Author keywords

Endogeneity; Gender differences; Job satisfaction; Job security

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250002331     PISSN: 10909443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rie.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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