An investigation into the determinants of job satisfaction and the improvement of quality of work life of grassroots social workers

Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-42

  Malherbe, Blanche R ^a   Hendriks, Elma ^b  

^a Huguenot College Wellington   (South Africa)

^b Society for the Physically Disabled   (South Africa)

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SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 2642567766     PISSN: 00378054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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