Role stressors and organizational commitment: Public sector employment in St Lucia

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 567-582

  Addae, Helena M ^a   Parboteeah, K Praveen ^a   Velinor, Nickler ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Employee turnover; Job satisfaction; Public sector organizations; St Lucia

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949113043     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720810904220     Document Type: Article

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