Increasing affective organizational commitment in public organizations: The key role of interpersonal trust

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 58-70

  Nyhan, Ronald C ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959572417     PISSN: 0734371X     EISSN: 1552759X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734371X9901900305     Document Type: Article

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