Methodological challenges in union commitment studies

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 738-747

  Bayazit, Mahmut ^a,c   Hammer, Tove Helland ^a   Wazeter, David L ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania Stt Educ Association   (United States)

^c KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING; TRADE UNION;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR UNIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION; TEACHING;

EID: 4043150729     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.89.4.738     Document Type: Article

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