Adaptation towards reference values: A non-linear perspective

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 768-781

  Georgellis, Yannis ^a   Gregoriou, Andros ^a   Tsitsianis, Nikolaos ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; ESTAR models; Job satisfaction; Reference points; Relative utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049099237     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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