Employee absenteeism, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction: Another look

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 156-171

  Sagie, Abraham ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0009206503     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvbe.1997.1581     Document Type: Article

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