A Meta-Analysis of the Relationships Between Individual Job Satisfaction and Individual Performance

A Meta-Analysis of the Relationships between Individual Job Satisfaction and Individual Performance Author(s): M. M. Petty, Gail W. McGee, Jerry W. Cavender Source: The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Oct., 1984), pp. 712-721 Published by: Academy of Management Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/258493 Accessed: 20/10/2010 04:45
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