Challenge Is Key: An Investigation of Affective Organizational Commitment in Undergraduate Interns

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 172-180

  Dixon, Marlene A ^a   Cunningham, George B ^b   Sagas, Michael ^b   Turner, Brian A ^c   Kent, Aubrey ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646014068     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEB.80.3.172-180     Document Type: Article

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