Differentiating antecedents of organizational commitment: A test of March and Simon's model

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-28

  Mayer, Roger C ^a   Schoorman, F David ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040635249     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199801)19:1<15::AID-JOB816>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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