Testing and extending the unfolding model of voluntary turnover to it professionals

Human Resource Management

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-347

  Niederman, Fred ^a   Sumner, Mary ^b,c   Maertz Jr , Carl P ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Computer Management and Information Systems ^*

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 34748869034     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20167     Document Type: Article

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