Does self-employment really raise job satisfaction? Adaptation and anticipation effects on self-employment and general job changes
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal for Labour Market Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1614-3485,1867-8343
DOI: 10.1007/s12651-015-0175-8