'Working to live, not living to work': An exploratory study of the relationship between men's work orientation and job insecurity in the UK

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-197

  Nolan, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Job insecurity; Work orientation

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; HETEROGENEITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 68749087436     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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