Training and organizational commitment among nurses following industry and organizational change in new zealand and the united states

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 423-440

  Bartlett, Kenneth R ^a   Kang, Dae Seok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care industry; New zealand; Organizational commitment; Training; United states

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749659005     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1367886042000299799     Document Type: Article

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