Identification to proximal targets and affective organizational commitment: The mediating role of organizational identification

Journal of Personnel Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 107-117

  Marique, Géraldine ^a   Stinglhamber, Florence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Affective commitment; Identification; Multifoci

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960625192     PISSN: 18665888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1866-5888/a000040     Document Type: Article

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