Determinants of Employee Satisfaction with Career Development in the Public Sector
By: Laura Fröhlich, Lidija Weis and Tina Vukasović
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Language: English
Page range: 144 - 154
Submitted on: Mar 18, 2025
Accepted on: Feb 7, 2026
Published on: May 27, 2026
Published by: University of Maribor
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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