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The future of workplace commitment: key questions and directions

Yvonne Gerarda Theodora van RossenbergManagement Research Institute, Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Howard J. KleinManagement and Human Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAView further author information
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Kajsa AsplundDepartment of Management and Organization, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Kathleen BenteinOrganization and Human Resources, School of Management, University of Québec at Montréal (ESG-UQAM), Montreal, CanadaView further author information
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Heiko BreitsohlDepartment of Human Resources, Leadership, and Organizations, University of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, AustriaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7494-1565View further author information
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Aaron CohenSchool of Political Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelView further author information
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David CrossSchool of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UKORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7984-3718View further author information
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Ana Carolina de Aguiar RodriguesDepartment of Business Administration, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilView further author information
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Veronique DuflotIAE CAEN, Normandie University, UNICAEN, UNIHAVRE, UNIROUEN, NIMEC, Caen, FranceView further author information
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Steven KilroyDepartment of HR Studies, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Nima AliSchool of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UKView further author information
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Andriana RaptiKingston Business School, Kingston University London, London, UKView further author information
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Sascha RuhleChair of Business Administration, in particular Organization Studies and Human Resource Management, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, GermanyView further author information
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Omar SolingerAmsterdam Business Research Institute, Department of Management and Organization, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Juani SwartSchool of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UKView further author information
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Zeynep Y. YalabikSchool of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UKView further author information
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Pages 153-167 | Received 26 Sep 2017, Accepted 02 Feb 2018, Published online: 13 Mar 2018

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