Factors influencing job satisfaction of technical personnel in the U.S., Singapore, and India

EMJ - Engineering Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 15-22

  Sankar, Chetan S ^a   Yeong, Wee Yong ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 5844242369     PISSN: 10429247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10429247.1997.11414947     Document Type: Article

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