Islamic work ethic: A moderator between organizational commitment and job satisfaction in a cross-cultural context

Personnel Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 152-169

  Yousef, Darwish A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Commitment; Islam; Job satisfaction; National cultures; United Arab Emirates; Work ethic

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842688680     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480110380325     Document Type: Article

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