Matching individuals and organizations: Evidence from the Greek public sector

Employee Relations

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 455-470

  Bellou, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Employee behaviour; Greece; Job satisfaction; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349625296     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450910979220     Document Type: Article

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