Portugal: Dimensions of academic job satisfaction

Job Satisfaction around the Academic World

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 187-208

  Dias, Diana ^a,b   de Lourdes Machado Taylor, Maria ^b,c,d   Santiago, Rui ^b,e   Carvalho, Teresa ^b,e   Sousa, Sofia ^b  

^a Laureate International Universities   (Portugal)

^b Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES)   (Portugal)

^c Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES)   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

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EID: 85007214890     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5434-8_10     Document Type: Chapter

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