Integrating situational and dispositional determinants of job satisfaction: Findings from three samples of professionals

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-395

  Christopher Cohrs, J ^a,b   Abele, Andrea E ^a   Dette, Dorothea E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Big Five; Interactionism; Job characteristics; Job satisfaction; Personality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 33748772827     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.140.4.363-395     Document Type: Article

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