A longitudinal study of the relationship between career management and organizational commitment among graduates in the first ten years at work

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 731-748

  Sturges, Jane ^a   Guest, David ^b   Conway, Neil ^c   Davey, Kate Mackenzie ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036334065     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.164     Document Type: Article

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