The Multidimensional Nature of Continuance Commitment: Commitment Owing to Economic Exchanges Versus Lack of Employment Alternatives

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-284

  Taing, Meng U ^a   Granger, Benjamin P ^a   Groff, Kyle W ^a   Jackson, Erin M ^a   Johnson, Russell E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuance commitment; Economic exchange; Job attitudes; Job performance; Organizational commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961210822     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-010-9188-z     Document Type: Article

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