Relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment among employees in the United Arab Emirates

Psychological Reports

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 315-321

  Alnajjar, Ahmed A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 0037682305     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.1.315     Document Type: Article

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