A Path Analytic Study of the Antecedents of Organizational Commitment of IS Managers

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ)

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 27-36

  Tu, Qiang ^a   Ragunathan, Bhanu ^b   Ragunathan, T S ^b  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 85001555244     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 15337979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2001070103     Document Type: Article

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