Aggregating individual-level evaluations of the organizational social climate: A multilevel investigation of the work environment at the federal bureau of prisons

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 739-761

  Camp, Scott D ^a   Saylor, William G ^a   Harer, Miles D ^a  

^a FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS   (United States)

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EID: 0345811159     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829700093571     Document Type: Article

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