Can a four-dimensional model of occupational commitment help to explain intent to leave the emergency medical service occupation?

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-186

  Blau, Gary ^a,b   Chapman, Susan ^c   Pred, Robert S ^a   Lopez, Andrea ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STATISTICS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350121798     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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