Measuring the learning organization culture, organizational commitment and job satisfaction in the lebanese banking sector

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-208

  Dirani, Khalil M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

International human resource development; Job satisfaction; Learning organization; Organizational commitment; Social patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887096631     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860902764118     Document Type: Article

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