Nepotism’s effect on employee satisfaction and organisational commitment: an empirical study

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-202

  Laker, Dennis R ^a   Williams, Mary L ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nepotism; organisation; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961169144     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2003.003660     Document Type: Article

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