Predicting organizational actual turnover rates in the U.S. federal government

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-317

  Jung, Chan Su ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 77956528175     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967494.2010.504124     Document Type: Article

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