The relationship between training and organizational commitment: A study in the health care field

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 335-352

  Bartlett, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 85040471556     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1001     Document Type: Article

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