Organizational and client commitment among contracted employees: A replication and extension with temporary workers

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 326-335

  Connelly, Catherine E ^a   Gallagher, Daniel G ^b   Gilley, K Matthew ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective organizational commitment; Contingent workers; Continuance organizational commitment; Contracted employees; Organizational commitment; Perceived organizational support; Temporary workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947098907     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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