The effects of group racial composition on job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and career commitment: The case of teachers

Work and Occupations

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-219

  Mueller, Charles W ^a   Finley, Ashley ^a   Iverson, Roderick D ^a   Price, James L ^a  

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EID: 0033121381     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888499026002003     Document Type: Article

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