Do satisfied employees satisfy customers? Support-services staff morale and satisfaction among public school administrators, students, and parents

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1627-1658

  Griffith, James ^a,b  

^a Montgomery County Public Schools   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0035540046     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb02744.x     Document Type: Article

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