The relationship between the three components of commitment and employee performance in China

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 490-510

  Chen, Zhen Xiong ^a   Francesco, Anne Marie ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

In role performance; Organizational citizenship behavior; Organizational commitment; People's Republic of China

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038276070     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-8791(02)00064-7     Document Type: Article

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