Improving retention strategies for IT professionals working in the public sector

Information and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 233-240

  Coombs, Crispin R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare; IT professionals; NHS; Retention; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

HEALTHCARE; IT PROFESSIONALS; NHS; RETENTION; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 67349262101     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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