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Community and job satisfactions: An argument for reciprocal influence based on the principle of stimulus generalization

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The authors express their sincere appreciation to Jacob Hautoluoma and Paul Bell for their helpful critique of an earlier draft, and to the members of the participating organization for their cooperative and candid responses.

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Gavin, J., Montgomery, J.C. Community and job satisfactions: An argument for reciprocal influence based on the principle of stimulus generalization. Am J Commun Psychol 10, 583–603 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00894146

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