Reexamining the Job Satisfaction-Performance Relationship: The Complexity of Attitudes

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 165-177

  Schleicher, Deidra J ^a,d   Watt, John D ^b   Greguras, Gary J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE;

EID: 1142302013     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.89.1.165     Document Type: Article

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