What's it all worth? a qualitative study on what motivates women in low-paying jobs in Finland

The concept of work motivation has received increased attention in the management literature during the past decades, and the interest continues well into today’s management practices and related research. This should be the case, as motivated employees can be considered as the most valuable resourc...

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Main Author: Parviainen, Essi
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/54413
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title What's it all worth? : a qualitative study on what motivates women in low-paying jobs in Finland
title_alt Qualitative study on what motivates women in low-paying jobs in Finland
title_full What's it all worth? : a qualitative study on what motivates women in low-paying jobs in Finland
title_fullStr What's it all worth? : a qualitative study on what motivates women in low-paying jobs in Finland What's it all worth? : a qualitative study on what motivates women in low-paying jobs in Finland
title_full_unstemmed What's it all worth? : a qualitative study on what motivates women in low-paying jobs in Finland What's it all worth? : a qualitative study on what motivates women in low-paying jobs in Finland
title_short What's it all worth?
title_sort what s it all worth a qualitative study on what motivates women in low paying jobs in finland
title_sub a qualitative study on what motivates women in low-paying jobs in Finland
title_txtP What's it all worth? : a qualitative study on what motivates women in low-paying jobs in Finland
topic Motivaatio matalapalkka-alat naiset Yrittäjyys Entrepreneurship 20422 motivaatio työmotivaatio palkat matalapalkkaisuus henkilöstöhallinto
topic_facet 20422 Entrepreneurship Motivaatio Yrittäjyys henkilöstöhallinto matalapalkka-alat matalapalkkaisuus motivaatio naiset palkat työmotivaatio
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