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Changes in staff satisfactions after increases in pay, autonomy, and participation

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Sarata, B.P.V. Changes in staff satisfactions after increases in pay, autonomy, and participation. Am J Commun Psychol 12, 431–444 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00896504

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