An empirical study of some demographic and work-related variables on job satisfaction of academics in a Turkish university

Psychological Reports

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-75

  Tanova, Cem ^a,b   Nadiri, Halil ^a,b  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34248593155     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.100.1.67-75     Document Type: Article

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