The Determinants of Job Satisfaction: A Multidisciplinary, Multivariate Analysis of the U.S. Army

Abstract : This report analyzes the effect of economic, psychological, and sociological variables on job satisfaction in the Army and Reserve/National Guard units. It uses data from the Army Experience Survey, 1985. The results reveal that variables from all of the three disciplines play a role in determining job satisfaction in the Army and the Reserve/National Guard units.

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