An empirical assessment: Reconstructed model for five universal forms of work commitment

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 708-725

  Freund, Anat ^a   Carmeli, Abraham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Employees turnover; Job commitment; Law; Work ethic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346970661     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940310502403     Document Type: Article

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