Continuance commitment and turnover: Examining the moderating role of negative affectivity and risk aversion

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 403-424

  Vandenberghe, Christian ^a   Panaccio, Alexandra ^a   Ben Ayed, Ahmed Khalil ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 79956198114     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317910X491848     Document Type: Article

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