The Effect of Lengthening Job Tenure on Managers' Organizational Commitment and Turnover

Organization Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 632-648

  Taylor, M Susan ^a   Audia, Giuseppe ^a   Gupta, Anil K ^a  

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Author keywords

Careers; Organizational Commitment; Psychological Contract; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030361311     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.7.6.632     Document Type: Article

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