Higher educated workers: better jobs but less satisfied?
International Journal of ManpowerPublished 15 May 2007
Elsy Verhofstadt, Hans De Witte, Eddy Omey
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Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to clarify the mixed empirical results concerning the association between educational level and job satisfaction. It seeks to test whether the positive relationship between educational level and job satisfaction is caused by indicators of job quality.
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