The effects of organizational communication on job satisfaction and organizational commitment in a land ambulance service and the mediating role of communication satisfaction

Career Development International

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-49

  Carrière, Jules ^a   Bourque, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Communication processes; Job satisfaction; Paramedics

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349414336     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430910933565     Document Type: Article

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