Testing a communication network model of employee turnover based on centrality

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 262-277

  Feeley, Thomas Hugh ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrality; Communication networks; Employee turnover; Organizational commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034561512     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880009365574     Document Type: Article

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