Organizational changes and job satisfaction among support staff

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-216

  Parlalis, Stavros K ^a  

^a FREDERICK UNIVERSITY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Learning disabilities; Organizational changes; Support staff

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952656178     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2011.547737     Document Type: Article

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