The (affective) dispositional approach to job satisfaction: Sorting out the policy implications

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-97

  Gerhart, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 20744449009     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.298     Document Type: Review

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