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Employee communication, job engagement, and organizational commitment: A study of members of the Millennial Generation

Justin WaldenDepartment of Communication, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Eun Hwa JungDepartment of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore, SingaporeORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0698-9887View further author information
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Catherine Y. K. WestermanDepartment of Communication, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4225-7755View further author information
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Pages 73-89 | Received 21 Dec 2015, Accepted 09 May 2017, Published online: 01 Jun 2017

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