The validity of the three-component model of organizational commitment in a Chinese context

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 465-489

  Cheng, Yuqiu ^a   Stockdale, Margaret S ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese workers; Confirmatory factor analysis; Construct validity; Cross cultural research; Job attitudes; Meyer and Allen's three component model; Organizational commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037600771     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-8791(02)00063-5     Document Type: Article

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