International Journal of Manpower: Volume 29 Issue 7

Never the same after the first time: the satisfaction of the second‐generation self‐employed

Andrew Clark, Nathalie Colombier, David Masclet

It is known that the self‐employed are generally more satisfied than salaried workers. The aim of this paper is to test whether this phenomenon is particularly found for the…

Entrepreneurs, social networks and work values of ethnic minorities in France

Claudia Senik, Thierry Verdier

The objective of the paper is to shed light on the prima facie divergence of work values of various ethnic minorities in France. The paper aims to evaluate the influence of…

Cultural heritage and job satisfaction in Eastern and Western Europe

Scott Fargher, Stefan Kesting, Thomas Lange, Gail Pacheco

This paper aims to contribute to the growing body of empirical evaluations of subjective wellbeing by assessing the impact of basic cultural values and beliefs on job satisfaction…

Human resource management practices and workers' job satisfaction

Alina Ileana Petrescu, Rob Simmons

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between human resource management (HRM) practices and workers' overall job satisfaction and their satisfaction with…

Unemployment and life satisfaction: a non‐linear adaptation process

Yannis Georgellis, Andros Gregoriou, Jerome Healy, Nikolaos Tsitsianis

The aim of this paper is to model the dynamic path of adjustment towards pre‐unemployment levels of wellbeing for a group of full‐time workers who experienced job loss.

Introduction: subjective wellbeing and the labour market

Yannis Georgellis, Thomas Lange