Commitment in organizations: Accumulated wisdom and new directions

Commitment in Organizations: Accumulated Wisdom and New Directions

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 419-452

  Becker, Thomas E ^a   Klein, Howard J ^b   Meyer, John P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84921358843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203882122     Document Type: Chapter

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