Leadership-supported mentoring: The key to enhancing organisational commitment and retaining newcomers

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 8, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 394-425

  Phornprapha, Sarote ^a   Chansrichawla, Suvit ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Leadership in Thailand; Newcomer; Organisational commitment; Staff retention; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248383697     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmdm.2007.012731     Document Type: Article

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