Domain specific effects of commitment on bridge employment decisions: The moderating role of economic stress

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 362-375

  Zhan, Yujie ^a   Wang, Mo ^b   Yao, Xiang ^c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bridge employment; Economic stress; Work commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878651018     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2012.762763     Document Type: Article

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