High commitment HR practices and top performers: Impacts on organizational commitment

Management International Review

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-80

  Kwon, Kiwook ^a   Bae, Johngseok ^b   Lawler, John J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

High commitment HR practices; Interaction effect; Knowledge workers; Organizational commitment; Social exchange; Top performers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955051518     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-009-0023-6     Document Type: Article

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