Antecedents and outcomes of organizational support for development: The critical role of career opportunities

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 485-500

  Kraimer, Maria L ^a   Seibert, Scott E ^a   Wayne, Sandy J ^b   Liden, Robert C ^b   Bravo, Jesus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career opportunities; Job performance; Management development; Retention; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREER MOBILITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHER; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE; CAREER MOBILITY; HUMANS; MENTORS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79956297113     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021452     Document Type: Article

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