Development of a multidimensional scale to measure work satisfaction among pharmacy faculty members

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Conklin, Mark H ^a,b   Desselle, Shane P ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield   (United States)

Author keywords

Faculty; Job satisfaction; Pharmacy; Quality of work life; Work satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; E-MAIL; FACULTY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHARMACY; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING; EDUCATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PHARMACY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 34548238194     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj710461     Document Type: Article

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