Comparing Job Satisfaction among Public- and Private-Sector Employees

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 327-343

  DeSantis, Victor S ^a,b   Durst, Samantha L ^b  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0001224355     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027507409602600305     Document Type: Article

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