Communist legacies, gender and the impact on job satisfaction in central and eastern Europe

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 327-346

  Lange, Thomas ^a,b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gender relations; Inequality; Job satisfaction; Socio economic transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 49649091988     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: 14617129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680108094138     Document Type: Article

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