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Organizational Patterns and Work Satisfaction in a Comprehensive Human Service Agency: An Empirical Test
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In this article, the saliency of decision-making modes, performance guides, interpersonal relations, and the division of labor as explanators of both overall and intrinsic work satisfaction is discussed.Abstract:
Specified organizational dimensions hypothesized to bear strongly upon the job satisfaction of human service workers are detailed. A conceptual framework is advanced focusing upon the salience of decision-making modes, performance guides, interpersonal relations, and the division of labor as explanators of both overall and intrinsic work satisfaction. Findings support the proposition that human service workers are affected substantially by these factors.read more
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Is Job Satisfaction an Antecedent or a Consequence of Psychological Burnout
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Commitment in Public Child Welfare
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When to fix it and when to leave: relationships among perceived control, self-efficacy, dissent, and exit.
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The relationship between employee motivation, job satisfaction and corporate culture
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Sense of Control Among Hospital Employees: An Assessment of Choice Process, Empowerment, and Buffering Hypotheses1
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