Is the force still with you? Measuring police commitment

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 812-832

  Metcalfe, Beverly ^a   Dick, Gavin ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Organizational structure; Performance; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986180529     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940010379369     Document Type: Article

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