Societal QOL is More than the Sum of QOL of Individuals: The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-334

  Sirgy, M Joseph ^a  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

Author keywords

Happiness research; Individual level QOL research; Societal QOL research

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051929784     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-010-9124-4     Document Type: Review

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