Effects of positive attitude on earnings: Evidence from the US longitudinal data

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 357-371

  Mohanty, Madhu S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital; Positive attitude; Psychological capital; Value capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849104731     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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