Exploring the Moderating Roles of Perceived Person-Job Fit and Person-Organisation Fit on the Relationship between Training Investment and Knowledge Workers' Turnover Intentions

Applied Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 566-593

  Chang, Huo Tsan ^a   Chi, Nai Wen ^b   Chuang, Aichia ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 77957125249     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2009.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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