Employee organizational commitment: The influence of cultural and organizational factors in the Australian manufacturing industry

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2494-2516

  Su, Sophia ^a   Baird, Kevin ^a   Blair, Bill ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employee organizational commitment (EOC); Job satisfaction; Manufacturing industry; Organizational culture; Perceived organizational support

Indexed keywords

EID: 71649092754     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190903363813     Document Type: Article

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