A New Perspective on Job Lock

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 587-610

  Huysse Gaytandjieva, Anna ^a,c   Groot, Wim ^a,b   Pavlova, Milena ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation to job dissatisfaction; Job lock; Job mobility; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84878583581     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0072-2     Document Type: Article

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