Participation in continuous, on-the-job training and the impact on job satisfaction: Longitudinal evidence from the German labour market

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 969-985

  Georgellis, Yannis ^a   Lange, Thomas ^a  

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Author keywords

Continuous, on the job training; Gender inequality; German labour market; Job satisfaction; Psychological contract; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447299929     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190701321112     Document Type: Article

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