Safety-related behavior as a social exchange: The role of perceived organizational support and leader-member exchange

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 286-296

  Hofmann, David A ^a   Morgeson, Frederick P ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033244585     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.84.2.286     Document Type: Article

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