Job Characteristics and Personality as Predictors of Job Satisfaction

Organizational Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-219

  Thomas, Adrian ^a   Buboltz, Walter C ^b   Winkelspecht, Christopher S ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993027357     PISSN: 15517470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb028993     Document Type: Review

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