Academics and their managers: A comparative study in job satisfaction

Personnel Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 108-123

  Oshagbemi, Titus ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Higher education; Job satisfaction; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033475753     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483489910249027     Document Type: Review

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