A meta-analytic review of occupational commitment: Relations with person- and work-related variables

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 799-811

  Lee, Kibeom ^a,b   Carswell, Julie J ^a   Allen, Natalie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; META ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034287148     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.85.5.799     Document Type: Article

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