Personal correlates of job satisfaction: Empirical evidence from UK universities

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 1210-1232

  Oshagbemi, Titus ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345412661     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290310500634     Document Type: Review

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