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Original Articles

The role of supervisor autonomy support, organizational support, and autonomous and controlled motivation in predicting employees' satisfaction and turnover intentions

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Pages 450-460 | Received 01 Mar 2011, Accepted 01 Jun 2012, Published online: 20 Jun 2012

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