Job satisfaction as mediator: An assessment of job satisfaction's position within the nomological network

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 515-538

  Crede, Marcus ^a,f   Chernyshenko, Oleksandr S ^b   Stark, Stephen ^c   Dalal, Reeshad S ^d   Bashshur, Michael ^e  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

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EID: 34748922880     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317906X136180     Document Type: Article

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