The psychological contract, organisational commitment and job satisfaction of temporary staff

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 84-91

  Mcdonald, David J ^a   Makin, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Job satisfaction; Temporary workers; United Kingdom; Work psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986103646     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730010318174     Document Type: Article

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