Is the job satisfaction-job performance relationship spurious? A meta-analytic examination

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-185

  Bowling, Nathan A ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job performance; Job satisfaction; Meta analysis; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548697306     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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