Can you get a better deal elsewhere? The effects of psychological contract replicability on organizational commitment over time

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 268-277

  Ng, Thomas W H ^a   Feldman, Daniel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Career stage; Older workers; Organizational commitment; Psychological contracts; Work experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 52049102008     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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