A test of hypotheses derived from self-determination theory among public sector employees

Employee Relations

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-56

  Kuvaas, Bård ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Motivation (psychology); Norway; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049151205     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450910916814     Document Type: Article

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