Job insecurity – The East side story

Authors

  • Hans De Witte Research Group Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOPP), KU Leuven, Belgium and Optentia Research Focus Area, Vanderbijlpark Campus, North-West University, South Africa

Keywords:

Job insecurity, Eastern Europe

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Hans De Witte, Research Group Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOPP), KU Leuven, Belgium and Optentia Research Focus Area, Vanderbijlpark Campus, North-West University, South Africa

Research Group Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOPP), KU Leuven, Belgium
Optentia Research Focus Area, Vanderbijlpark Campus, North-West University, South Africa

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2019-10-20

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De Witte, H. (2019). Job insecurity – The East side story. Psihologia Resurselor Umane, 13(2), 145–151. Retrieved from https://hrp-journal.com.new-skills.eu/index.php/pru/article/view/102

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2015): Psihologia Resurselor Umane

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