Satisfaction With Work-Life Benefits and Organizational Commitment/Job Involvement: Is There a Connection?

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 340-364

  Caillier, James Gerard ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

and motivation; behavior; employee attitudes; federal government HRM; human capital; organizational behavior development; training and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887274796     PISSN: 0734371X     EISSN: 1552759X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734371X12443266     Document Type: Article

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