Measuring the value of nonwage employee benefits: Building a model of the relation between benefit satisfaction and value

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 292-328

  Weathington, Bart L ^a,c   Jones, Allan P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c University of Chattanooga Foundation

Author keywords

Benefit satisfaction; Benefits; Commitment; Compensation; Employee attitudes

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; TRUST;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; TRUST;

EID: 41549103370     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/MONO.132.4.292-328     Document Type: Article

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