The role of individual differences in job satisfaction among Indonesians and Malaysians

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 496-511

  Azalea, Alia ^a   Omar, Fatimah ^a   Mastor, Khairul Anwar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Indonesians; Job satisfaction; Malaysians

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350578387     PISSN: 14502267     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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