Are wages more important for employees in poorer countries with harsher climates?

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-94

  Van De Vliert, Evert ^a,b,d   Van Yperen, Nico W ^a,d   Thierry, Henk ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

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EID: 38349180124     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.469     Document Type: Article

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