So Hard to Say Goodbye? Turnover Intention among U.S. Federal Employees

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 751-760

  Pitts, David ^a   Marvel, John ^a   Fernandez, Sergio ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80052354823     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02414.x     Document Type: Article

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