Does quality of work life affect men and women's retirement planning differently?

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-42

  Larsen, Mona ^a  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Gender differences; Quality of work life; Retirement planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249156897     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-008-9045-7     Document Type: Article

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