Human resource development practices and employee engagement: Examining the connection with employee turnover intentions

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 239-270

  Shuck, Brad ^a   Twyford, Devon ^a   Reio, Thomas G ^b   Shuck, Angie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee engagement; Human resource development; Intentions; Perceived investment in employee development; Social exchange theory; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921056672     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.21190     Document Type: Article

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