Temporal tempering: An event history analysis of the process of voluntary turnover

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 705-716

  Dickter, David N ^b   Roznowski, Mary ^c   Harrison, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Ohio State University ^*

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EID: 0030366317     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.81.6.705     Document Type: Article

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