The effect of internal marketing on organizational commitment: Job involvement and job satisfaction as mediators

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 353-382

  Ting, Shueh Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

internal marketing; job involvement; job satisfaction; organizational commitment; teacher

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952608060     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: 15523519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013161X10387589     Document Type: Review

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