Congruence revisited: Do 11 indices differentially predict job satisfaction and is the relation moderated by person and situation variables?

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 208-223

  Young, Graham ^b   Tokar, David M ^a   Subich, Linda Mezydlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000657155     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.1997.1587     Document Type: Article

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