Employees’ perceived organizational instrumentality: An examination of the gender differences

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 378-406

  Li Ping Tang, Thomas ^a   Singer, Marc G ^a   Roberts, Sharon ^b  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Middle Tennessee State University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Job satisfaction; Job security; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104503     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940010337112     Document Type: Article

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