Effects of tasks, salaries, and shocks on job satisfaction among MIS professionals

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 49-72

  Niederman, Fred ^a   Sumnerl, Mary ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Dental Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

Compensation; IT personnel; Job design; Turnover

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PERSONNEL; WAGES;

COMPENSATION; IT PERSONNEL; JOB DESIGN; TURNOVER;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 4444379400     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2004100103     Document Type: Article

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