Employee commitment: A review of the background, determinants and theoretical perspectives

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 105-124

  Kim, Jung Won ^a   Rowley, Chris ^b  

^a Kaya University   (South Korea)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Companies; Dual commitment determinants; Employee commitment; Theory; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; TRADE UNION;

EID: 12244311940     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360238052000298407     Document Type: Article

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