Work organization in social enterprises: A source of job satisfaction?
Many studies suggest that employees of social enterprises experience greater job satisfaction than employees of for‐profit organizations, although their pay and employment contracts are usually less favorable. Based on linked employer–employee data from a French survey on employment characteristics...
| Published in: | Kyklos Vol. 78; no. 1; pp. 111 - 149 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2025
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