Age and Tenure in Relation to Organizational Commitment: A Meta-Analysis

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 143-159

  Cohen, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 84972894687     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: 15324834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp1402_2     Document Type: Article

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