The congruence between the importance of job satisfaction and the perceived level of achievement

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 18-27

  Savery, Lawson K ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Goal congruence; Job satisfaction; Motivation; Pharmaceutical industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104619     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621719610120110     Document Type: Article

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