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Do We Stay or Do We Go? Empowering Leadership, Psychological Contracts and Turnover Intention Across Generations

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|Dec 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/spo.51 | Journal eISSN: 2752-5341
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 2, 2022
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Published on: Dec 15, 2023
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