Does the talk affect your decision to walk: A comparative pilot study examining the effect of communication practices on employee commitment post-managerialism

Management Decision

Volumn 42, Issue , 2004, Pages 579-600

  Brunetto, Yvonne ^a   Farr Wharton, Rod ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication processes; Employees; Job commitment; Job satisfaction; Managerialism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993033373     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740410518976     Document Type: Article

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