Strengthening affective organizational commitment: The influence of fairness perceptions of management practices and underlying employee cynicism

Health Care Manager

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-35

  English, Brian ^a   Chalon, Christopher ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

employee cynicism; management practices; organizational commitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79551538611     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCM.0b013e3182078ae2     Document Type: Article

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