Does the Love of Money Moderate the Relationship between Public Service Motivation and Job Satisfaction? The Case of Chinese Professionals in the Public Sector

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 718-727

  Liu, Bang Cheng ^a   Tang, Thomas Li Ping ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80052359101     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02411.x     Document Type: Article

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