Union commitment and participation: A 10-year longitudinal study

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 730-737

  Fullagar, Clive J ^a   Gallagher, Daniel G ^b   Clark, Paul F ^c   Carroll, Anthony E ^d,e  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 4043156355     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.89.4.730     Document Type: Article

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