Organizational commitment and hospital pharmacists

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-22

  Savery, Lawson K ^a   Syme, Paul D ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Department of the Disabled   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Commitment; Hospitals; Job satisfaction; Pharmaceutical industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986156574     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621719610107773     Document Type: Article

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