Heterogeneity of it employees: An analysis of a model of perceived organizational support by job type

Data Base for Advances in Information Systems

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 71-95

  Lo, Janice ^a   Riemenschneider, Cindy ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IS professionals; IT employees; IT job types; IT workforce; Job satisfaction; Organizational commitment; Perceived organizational support; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053971760     PISSN: 00950033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/2038056.2038061     Document Type: Article

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