Profit-sharing plans and affective commitment: Does the context matter?

Human Resource Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-226

  Bayo Moriones, Alberto ^a   Larraza Kintana, Martin ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Commitment; Compensation and benefits; Employee attitudes; Job design; Participation; Profit sharing plans

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650280419     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20276     Document Type: Article

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