The influence of managed care on job-related attitudes of social workers

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 174-189

  Acker, Gila M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional exhaustion; Job satisfaction; Managed care; Mental health; Organizational commitment; Turnover intention

Indexed keywords

EID: 76949100249     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380902765378     Document Type: Article

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