Job preferences and the intrinsic quality of work: The changing attitudes of British employees 1992-2006

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 806-821

  Gallie, Duncan ^a   Felstead, Alan ^b   Green, Francis ^c  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

job quality; quality of work; work attitudes; work orientations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866679165     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017012451633     Document Type: Article

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