Profiling the desirable psychological contract for different groups of employees: Evidence from Greece

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 810-830

  Bellou, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Age; Educational level; Gender, Greece; Psychological contract

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651067980     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190902770711     Document Type: Article

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