Job values in today's workforce: A comparison of public and private sector employees

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 515-527

  Karl, Katherine A ^a   Sutton, Cynthia L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

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EID: 0032217855     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009102609802700406     Document Type: Article

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