Disciplinary differences in job satisfaction, self-efficacy, goal commitment and organisational commitment among faculty employees in Norwegian colleges: An empirical assessment of indicators of performance

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-157

  Busch, Tor ^a   Fallan, Lars ^a,b   Pettersen, Arve ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Bodo Graduate School of Business   (Norway)

^c BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

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EID: 21644448109     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1353832980040204     Document Type: Article

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