Perceived job quality: Autonomy and job security within a multi-level framework

European Sociological Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 443-454

  Esser, Ingrid ^a   Olsen, Karen M ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

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EID: 84864453580     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcr009     Document Type: Review

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