An examination of the relationship between work commitment and work outcomes among hospital nurses

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-17

  Cohen, Aaron ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Nurses; Performance; Turnover; Work commitment; Work outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032061534     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5221(97)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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