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Social expectations, gender and job satisfaction: front-line employees in China's retail sector

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Social expectations, gender and job satisfaction: front-line employees in China's retail sector. / Huang, Qihai; Gamble, Jos.
In: Human Resource Management Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3, 07.2015, p. 331-347.

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Huang, Q & Gamble, J 2015, 'Social expectations, gender and job satisfaction: front-line employees in China's retail sector', Human Resource Management Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 331-347. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12066

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Huang, Q., & Gamble, J. (2015). Social expectations, gender and job satisfaction: front-line employees in China's retail sector. Human Resource Management Journal, 25(3), 331-347. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12066

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Huang Q, Gamble J. Social expectations, gender and job satisfaction: front-line employees in China's retail sector. Human Resource Management Journal. 2015 Jul;25(3):331-347. Epub 2015 Feb 2. doi: 10.1111/1748-8583.12066

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Huang, Qihai ; Gamble, Jos. / Social expectations, gender and job satisfaction : front-line employees in China's retail sector. In: Human Resource Management Journal. 2015 ; Vol. 25, No. 3. pp. 331-347.

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