The generational effect on the relationship between job involvement, work satisfaction, and organizational citizenship behavior

Revista de Psicologia del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-157

  Shragay, Dina ^a   Tziner, Aharon ^a  

^a NETANYA ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Generational differences; Job involvement; Job satisfaction; Organizacional citizenship behavior; Work attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052399845     PISSN: 15765962     EISSN: 21740534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5093/tr2011v27n2a6     Document Type: Article

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