On assessing the construct validity of two multidimensional constructs: Occupational commitment and occupational entrenchment

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 279-298

  Blau, Gary ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational commitment; Occupational entrenchment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042907245     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4822(00)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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