Are more competent workers more satisfied?

Labour

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 589-607

  De Grip, Andries ^a   Sieben, Inge ^b   Stevens, Fred ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 70649105707     PISSN: 11217081     EISSN: 14679914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2009.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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