Relationship between employees’ beliefs regarding training benefits and employees’ organizational commitment in a petroleum company in the State of Qatar

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-70

  Al Emadi, Mohammed Asad Shareef ^a   Marquardt, Michael J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 72449176219     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2007.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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