Investigating the effect of collective organizational commitment on unit-level performance and absence

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 472-486

  Conway, Neil ^a   Briner, Rob B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863461586     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.2011.02051.x     Document Type: Article

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