An Analysis of the Concept of Organizational Commitment

Nursing ForumVolume 43, Issue 3 p. 116-125 An Analysis of the Concept of Organizational Commitment Shwu-Ru Liou MHA, PhD, RN, Shwu-Ru Liou MHA, PhD, RN Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology at Chiayi Campus, TaiwanSearch for more papers by this author Shwu-Ru Liou MHA, PhD, RN, Shwu-Ru Liou MHA, PhD, RN Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology at Chiayi Campus, TaiwanSearch for more papers by this author First published: 03 August 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6198.2008.00103.xCitations: 36 Author contact: [email protected], with a copy to the Editor: [email protected] Shwu-Ru Liou, MHA, PhD, RN, is Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology at Chiayi Campus, Taiwan. 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