Understanding Quality of Working Life of Workers with Intellectual Disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-141

  Flores, Noelia ^a   Jenaro, Cristina ^a   Begona Orgaz, M ^a   Victoria Martin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Job demands; Job resources; Quality of working life; Work satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751493936     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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