Labour contracts in the European Union, 2000-2005: Differences among demographic groups and implications for the quality of working life and work satisfaction

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-194

  Wagenaar, Alfred F ^a   Taris, Toon W ^b   Houtman, Irene L D ^c   van den Bossche, Seth ^c   Smulders, Peter ^c   Kompier, Michiel A J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; European Union; Gender; Labour contracts; Quality of working life; Work satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858599047     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2010.548121     Document Type: Article

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