Tuition reimbursement, perceived organizational support, and turnover intention among graduate business school students

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-442

  Pattie, Marshall ^a   Benson, George S ^a   Baruch, Yehuda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33846307414     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1184     Document Type: Article

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