Linking empowerment and job enrichment to turnover intention: The influence of job satisfaction

International Review of Public Administration

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 13-24

  Yang, Seung Bum ^a   Lee, Keon Hyung ^b  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Job enrichment; Job satisfaction; Turnover intention

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960334365     PISSN: 12294659     EISSN: 23317795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2009.10805152     Document Type: Article

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