Affective, normative, and continuance commitment levels across cultures: A meta-analysis

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-245

  Meyer, John P ^a   Stanley, David J ^b   Jackson, Timothy A ^a   McInnis, Kate J ^a   Maltin, Elyse R ^a   Sheppard, Leah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affective; Culture values; Individualism collectivism; Meta analysis; Normative and continuance commitment; Power distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857783683     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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