How do people differentiate between jobs: And how do they define a good job?

Work

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 818-821

  Jones, Wendy ^a   Haslam, Roger ^a   Haslam, Cheryl ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

good job; health; job quality; repertory grid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84859850068     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0247-818     Document Type: Conference Paper

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