Determinants of job satisfaction among South Korean police officers: The effect of urbanization in a rapidly developing nation

Policing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 694-714

  Hwang, Euigab ^a  

^a Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Police; South Korea; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 57249108307     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510810910634     Document Type: Article

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