Distinguishing organizational from strategy commitment: Linking officers' commitment to community policing to job behaviors and satisfaction

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-185

  Ford, J Kevin ^a,b,c   Weissbein, Daniel A ^a,d   Plamondon, Kevin E ^a,e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology   (United States)

^d TATC Consulting   (United States)

^e WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 28444457052     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820300095491     Document Type: Article

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