The role of pay satisfaction and organizational commitment in turnover intentions: A two-sample study

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 275-286

  Vandenberghe, Christian ^a   Tremblay, Michel ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Organizational commitment; Pay satisfaction; Turnover intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549097467     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-008-9063-3     Document Type: Article

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