The integrative structure of employee commitment: The influential relations of individuals' characteristics in a supportive learning culture

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-255

  Song, Ji Hoon ^a   Kim, Hong Min ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee behaviour; Learning organizations; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549138683     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730910949526     Document Type: Article

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