Job satisfaction differences between military and ex-military personnel: The role of demographic and organizational variables

Military Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-249

  Alpass, Fiona ^a   Long, Nigel ^a   Chamberlain, Kerry ^a   MacDonald, Carol ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0040743278     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327876mp0903_4     Document Type: Article

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