Gender differences in work experiences, satisfactions and wellbeing among physicians in Turkey

Gender in Management: An International Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 70-91

  Burke, Ronald ^a   Koyuncu, Mustafa ^b   Fiksenbaum, Lisa ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NEVSEHIR HACI BEKTAS VELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Doctors; Gender; Individual psychology; Job satisfaction; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349441219     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542410910938781     Document Type: Article

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