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Europeans and Work

WORK ORIENTATIONS IN FLUX?

Comparing trends in and determinants of subjective work goals in five European countries

Pages 641-662 | Received 19 Sep 2009, Accepted 29 Jul 2011, Published online: 01 Nov 2011

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