Unravelling the complexities of high commitment: An employee-level analysis

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-158

  Conway, Edel ^a,b   Monks, Kathy ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

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EID: 63849285030     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2009.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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