Endorsement of the money ethic, income, and life satisfaction:A comparison of full-time employees, part-time employees, and non-employed university students

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 442-467

  Li Ping Tang, Thomas ^a   Kim, Jwa K ^a   Li Na Tang, Theresa ^b  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FISI Cendant   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Job satisfaction; Pay; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172463     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940210439388     Document Type: Article

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