Getting new staff to stay: The mediating role of organizational identification

British Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-64

  Smith, Laura G E ^a   Amiot, Catherine E ^b   Callan, Victor J ^a   Terry, Deborah J ^a   Smith, Joanne R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863181039     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2010.00728.x     Document Type: Article

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