The relative roles of engagement and embeddedness in predicting job performance and intention to leave

Work and Stress

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 242-256

  Halbesleben, Jonathon R B ^a   Wheeler, Anthony R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision to participate; Decision to perform; Intention to leave; Job embeddedness; Performance; Turnover; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 52149122915     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370802383962     Document Type: Article

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