Happy doing good? How workers' career orientations and job satisfaction relate in grassroots human services

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-163

  Haley Lock, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Career orientation; Human services employment; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749236883     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705420801997963     Document Type: Article

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