Testing for a four-dimensional structure of occupational commitment

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 469-488

  Blau, Gary ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942564627     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317903322591596     Document Type: Article

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