A study of the relationship between exit, voice, loyalty and neglect and commitment in india

Human Relations

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-369

  Mellahi, Kamel ^a   Budhwar, Pawan S ^b   Li, Baibing ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Comparative and cross cultural HRM; Emerging economies; Exit; India; Loyalty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649292450     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726709348932     Document Type: Article

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