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Work Experience As a Discursive Resource for Subjective Well-being

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Over recent decades social, economic, and cultural changes (e.g. the process of market globalization, the massive employment of new technologies and the flexibilization of working modalities) have reshaped labor contexts and brought the topic of psychological well-being to the attention of both specialized literature and public opinion (Quinlan, 2007).

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  1. G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy

    Michela Cortini (Professor of Organizational Psychology) (Professor of Organizational Psychology)

  2. University of Bari, Italy

    Giancarlo Tanucci (Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology) (Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology)

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    Estelle Morin (Professor of Organizational Behavior) (Professor of Organizational Behavior)

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Manuti, A., Mininni, G., Rossella, R., Scardigno, R. (2011). Work Experience As a Discursive Resource for Subjective Well-being. In: Cortini, M., Tanucci, G., Morin, E. (eds) Boundaryless Careers and Occupational Well-being. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230281851_12

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