Government career commitment and the shaping of work environment perceptions

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-284

  Shim, Dong Chul ^a   Rohrbaugh, John ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

career commitment; occupations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953682832     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074010374504     Document Type: Review

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