Learning demand and job autonomy of IT personnel: Impact on turnover intention

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2301-2307

  Shih, Sheng Pao ^a   Jiang, James J ^b   Klein, Gary ^c   Wang, Eric ^d  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Information technology personnel; Job autonomy; Job control; Learning demand; Learning motivation; Work exhaustion

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL; JOB AUTONOMY; JOB CONTROL; LEARNING DEMAND; LEARNING MOTIVATION; WORK EXHAUSTION;

CONTROL THEORY; EMPLOYMENT; MOTIVATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 80052785982     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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