Job satisfaction among information system (IS) personnel

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-118

  Chen, Ling Hsiu ^a  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; IS personnel; Job characteristics; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL RATING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION; IS PERSONNELS; JOB CHARACTERISTICS;

JOB SATISFACTION;

EID: 34548379370     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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