Organizational cynicism of the research assistants: A case of Akdeniz University

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 4820-4825

  Kalaǧan, Gamze ^a   Aksu, Mualla Bigin ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Academic organization; Cynicisim; Organizational cynicisim; Research Assistant; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957703907     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.777     Document Type: Conference Paper

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