Organizational trust, trust in the chief executive and work satisfaction

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-179

  Perry, Ronald W ^a,b   Mankin, Lawrence D ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Public Administration Degree Program   (United States)

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EID: 34250847714     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009102600703600205     Document Type: Article

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