Job level as a systemic variable in predicting the relationship between supervisory communication and job satisfaction

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 277-292

  Miles, Edward W ^a   Patrick, Steven L ^b   King Jr , Wesley C ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030500962     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1996.tb00615.x     Document Type: Article

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