Expectations and Job Satisfaction of Local-Government Professionals

The American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 401-416

  Deleon, Linda ^a   Taher, Walied ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84992882750     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027507409602600402     Document Type: Article

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