Exploring the effects of congruence and Holland's personality codes on job satisfaction: An application of hierarchical linear modeling techniques

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-24

  Ishitani, Terry T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Congruence; Gender; Hierarchical linear modeling; Job satisfaction; National data

Indexed keywords

EID: 75449102215     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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