Validation of the Four-Dimensional Connectedness Scale in a Multisample Volunteer Study: A Distinct Construct from Work Engagement and Organisational Commitment

Voluntas

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1056-1082

  Huynh, Jasmine Y ^a   Metzer, Jacques C ^a   Winefield, Anthony H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analyses; Organisational commitment; Organisational connectedness; Validity; Volunteers; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; JOB SEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867346301     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-011-9259-4     Document Type: Article

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