Job satisfaction and quitting intentions: A structural model of British general practitioners

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 519-540

  Scott, Anthony ^a   Gravelle, Hugh ^b   Simoens, Steven ^c   Bojke, Chris ^e   Sibbald, Bonnie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

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EID: 33747177844     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2006.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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