Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 113-120 , May 2009

The impact of selected organizational variables and managerial leadership on radiation therapists' organizational commitment

  • Duane Akroyd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Adult and Community College Education, College of Education, Campus Box 7801, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 919 515 1745.
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  • Jeff Legg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiologic Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
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  • Melissa B. Jackowski

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiologic Sciences, University of North Carolina School of Medicine 27599, USA
  • ,
  • Robert D. Adams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine 27599, USA

Received 25 March 2008 ,Revised 7 May 2008 ,Accepted 8 May 2008.

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PII: S1078-8174(08)00041-2

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2008.05.004

Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 113-120 , May 2009