The institutional vs. the academic definition of the quality of work life. What is the focus of the European Commission?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 401-415

  Royuela, Vicente ^a   López Tamayo, Jordi ^a   Suriñach, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

European commission; Quality of work life

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 41549143679     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9175-6     Document Type: Article

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