Pathways to organizational commitment

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-132

  Landsman, Miriam J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Job satisfaction; Organizational commitment; Organizations; Perceived organizational support; Social exchange; Supervisor support

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749139567     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v32n02_07     Document Type: Article

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