Job satisfaction as a reflection of disposition: A multiple source causal analysis

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 388-421

  Judge, Timothy A ^a   Hulin, Charles L ^b  

^a School of Industrial and Labor Relations   (United States)

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

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EID: 43949162295     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1993.1061     Document Type: Article

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