A path analytic model of the relationships between involvement, psychological commitment, and loyalty

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 256-280

  Iwasaki, Yoshi ^a   Havitz, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Involvement; Loyalty; Psychological commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001597212     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.1998.11949829     Document Type: Article

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