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Engaged and committed? The relationship between work engagement and commitment in professional service firms

Zeynep Y. YalabikSchool of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yvonne van RossenbergDepartment of Business Administration, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Nicholas KinnieSchool of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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Juani SwartSchool of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UK
Pages 1602-1621 | Published online: 18 Sep 2014

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