Job expectations and intention to leave in a state child welfare agency

Journal of Public Child Welfare

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-39

  Chernesky, Roslyn H ^a   Israel, Marion K ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MKI Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Intention to leave; Job expectations; Job satisfaction; Mission driven; Organizational commitment; Rewards driven

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149131893     PISSN: 15548732     EISSN: 15548740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15548730802690817     Document Type: Article

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