Modelling employee withdrawal behaviour over time: A study of turnover using survival analysis

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 315-326

  Somers, Mark John ^a,b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030352533     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1996.tb00618.x     Document Type: Article

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