Linking management reform with employee job satisfaction: Evidence from federal agencies

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 413-436

  Yang, Kaifeng ^a   Kassekert, Anthony ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950547468     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mup010     Document Type: Article

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