Managing organizational commitment: Insights from longitudinal research

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-35

  Morrow, Paula C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective organizational commitment; Longitudinal research; Organizational commitment; Organizational commitment theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958021190     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.12.008     Document Type: Review

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