The impact of human resource management practices on intention to leave of employees in the service industry in India: The mediating role of organizational commitment

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1228-1247

  Guchait, Priyanko ^a   Cho, Seonghee ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Human resource management; India; Intention to leave; Organizational commitment; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954178117     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2010.483845     Document Type: Article

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