A Four-Dimensional Model of Organizational Commitment among Belgian Employees

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-138

  Delobbe, Nathalie ^a   Vandenberghe, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Affective and continuance commitment; Compliance; Internalization; Organizational commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034386455     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1015-5759.16.2.125     Document Type: Article

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