Boundary conditions for turnover intentions: exploratory evidence from China, Jordan, Turkey, and the United StatesFootnote

1. An earlier version of this article was presented at the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference, Managing in a Global Economy, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 21–25, 2009.

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