The moderating effect of organizational commitment on burnout in information systems professionals

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 86-96

  King, Ruth C ^a   Sethi, Vikram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21744459943     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000259     Document Type: Article

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