The love of money, satisfaction, and the protestant work ethic: Money profiles among university professors in the U.S.A. and Spain

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-354

  Luna Arocas, Roberto ^a,c   Tang, Thomas Li Ping ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction; Life satisfaction; Money ethic; Money profiles; Pay satisfaction; The love of money; The protestant work ethic; U.S.A. and Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043113482     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BUSI.0000025081.51622.2f     Document Type: Article

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