Workplace spirituality and job satisfaction

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 379-389

  Van Der Walt, Freda ^a   De Klerk, Jeremias J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPIRITUALITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84903278153     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2014.908826     Document Type: Article

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