Mission attachment and satisfaction as factors in employee retention

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-18

  Brown, William A ^a   Yoshioka, Carlton F ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646004564     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.18     Document Type: Article

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