Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 17, Issue 33 , Pages 80-90 , May 2009

Understanding job satisfaction amongst mid-level cadres in Malawi: the contribution of organisational justice

  • Eilish McAuliffe

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • Ogenna Manafa

      Affiliations

    • Project Manager, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • Fresier Maseko

      Affiliations

    • Research Officer, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
    • ,
  • Cameron Bowie

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
    • ,
  • Emma White

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland

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doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(09)33443-6

Reproductive Health Matters
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