Who will be committed to an organization that provides support for employee development?

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 328-347

  Maurer, Todd J ^a   Lippstreu, Michael ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee development; Job satisfaction; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149110632     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710810858632     Document Type: Article

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