Organizational Commitment-Turnover Relationship Across Occupational Groups: A Meta-Analysis

Group & Organization Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 188-213

  Cohen, Aaron ^a   Hudecek, Nadine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

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EID: 84973770120     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601193182004     Document Type: Article

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