Happiness, work engagement and organizational commitment of support staff at a tertiary education institution in South Africa

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Field, Lyndsay K ^a   Buitendach, Johanna H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 80053271191     PISSN: 02585200     EISSN: 20710763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajip.v37i1.946     Document Type: Article

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