A survey on formalization and centralization role of organizational structure on employee organizational commitment

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 370-375

  Taghizadeh, Houshang ^a   Sobhani, Masoomeh ^a   Sobhani, Hamidreza ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Job Characteristics; Job Satisfaction; Organizational Structure; Rural; Work Results

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856241494     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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