Determinants of job satisfaction in the UAE: A case study of the Dubai police

Personnel Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-146

  Abdulla, Jassem ^a   Djebarni, Ramdane ^b   Mellahi, Kamel ^c  

^a Dubai eGovernment Dubai Police   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Determinants; Job satisfaction; Police; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650180717     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483481111095555     Document Type: Review

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