The Relationship between the Work Ethic, Job Attitudes, Intentions to Quit, and Turnover for Temporary Service Employees

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 226-236

  Saks, Alan M ^a   Mudrack, Peter E ^b   Ashforth, Blake E ^c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030486294     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.1996.tb00733.x     Document Type: Article

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