Job dissatisfaction among retail employees: A study of three leading UK retailers

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-198

  Whysall, Paul ^a   Foster, Carley ^a   Harris, Lynette ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employees; Human resources; Job satisfaction; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449644567     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960903109519     Document Type: Article

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