Organizational information, organizational commitment and intention to quit: A study of Trinidad and Tobago

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 343-359

  Addae, Helena M ^a   Parboteeah, K Praveen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural management; Job satisfaction; Organizational commitment; Organizational information; Trinidad and Tobago

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949128200     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595806070642     Document Type: Article

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