Is length of service related to the level of job satisfaction?

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 213-226

  Oshagbemi, Titus ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Labour mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141639099     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290010286546     Document Type: Article

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